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Narrative
Photograms is a series of 20" x 24" and 40" x 60"
contact-printed photograms. Combining the shadow that the human-figure
creates with pictographic elements such as pins, hair, string and paper-constructed
stage settings, these narrative photograms suggest a few stories that
deserve to be retold. The murals are pictographic and narrative based;
the premise is that story-telling is a critical element in how we determine
and define cultural behavior. The stories reflect the idea of a journey,
focusing on passages, memories, and passages that define human existence. The Photogram is a photographer's theater. The process involves laying objects on light-sensitive paper, exposing the paper to light, and developing the paper through normal chemical processes. The objects project shadows of white light, creating the photogram. In the history of photography, the photogram has been used experimentally to design and articulate abstract forms. Many theorists such as Moholy Nagy, Man Ray and even Lotte Jacobi have used the photogram as a means of personal expression.
Rarely,
however, has the photogram been used to tell a story. These photograms
are based upon the narrative format. Earlier versions used figurative
elements in a form roughly similar to Eadweard Muybridge's Animal Locomotion.
Each image is an implied, if not sequential, narrative. They reflect the
design and concept of Indonesian shadow puppets; instead of a screen,
photo-paper is used. The "puppets" are paper cut-outs, and the
"sets" are made of paper-board. The Narrative Photographs have been exhibited in Delaware, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Monterey California; in Jacksonville, Florida and Reno, Nevada, among other locations. They have been exhibited in numerous public art forums, including CEPA's Transit Art series, a billboard for the Atlanta Arts Festival, and the lightbox series, Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York. |
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