Kristie Kahns, writer for 60 Inches from Center, wrote a review of “Direct Contact: Cameraless Photography Now” at the Eskenazi Museum of Art and featured my piece “Thrust.” Here’s the link!
Inherent Vice
This series is still in-progress, but these five pieces are done. I’ve been taken with the term “Inherent Vice” since I first heard it in a podcast about curation. I have forgotten the name of the Podcast, but I wrote the words in giant sharpie on a napkin I had nearby. Which exemplifies the term. It is “the tendency in physical objects to deteriorate because of the fundamental instability of the components of which they are made.”
They are each roughly 80″ x 30″, media are usually gelatin silver paper, nori paste, gesso, kozo paper on wood panel. 2023.
Direct Contact: Cameraless Photography Now
I’m one of 42 artists included in Direct Contact: Cameraless Photography Now at the Eskenazi Museum of Art! Assistant Curator of Photography Lauren Richman curated the exhibition and wrote an excellent essay for the catalog. It’s up until Sunday, July 02, 2023, so come on over to Bloomington, Indiana and check it out. If not, here’s an installation shot of my piece, Thrust:
Invasive Species Lumen Prints
These un-processed gelatin-silver prints (Lumen Prints) are photograms made by laying clippings from invasive species found in Albuquerque’s bosque on the photo paper and exposing it to sunlight.
Is Analog Film Making a Comeback?
Panel discussion with Carol Golembowski and Michael Kirchhoff on Indiana Public Media’s show All In. It’s available on their web site or on your favorite Podcast app.
David Ondrik 