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Artist Statement:
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My work is about the visceral
and physical experience of
memory, and the fragility of
life. In my work, I intend to
embody the frustration of
recollection; of trying to
remember someone you have not
seen in a long time, only to
find the difficulty of gaining
a clear mental picture that is
seemingly just beyond reach.
It is bittersweet, depicting
memory as degenerative, while
infusing the essence of fondly
reminiscing the past. I
reference repetition of ideas
to capture a moment, which
stem from my background as a
printmaker and interest in
photography.
My work expresses a fear of
loss, due to being raised in,
and having family on the Gulf
Coast of Biloxi, where life
can easily be wiped away by
nature. Taking imagery from my
family's memory books, I xerox
a photo and dissolve the
imagery by pouring transfer
chemicals over it; this causes
the ink to becoming cellular
and liquidity. Referencing the
brain's ability, this process
enables me to shape a
photographic image through an
organic and chemical process.
Inspired by the action of the
brain to analyze, I often use
materials that are tools for
mapping, such ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
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Exhibits Included
2006 From a Family Album,
September 5-October 27th,
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Community College, Jackson
Campus, Gautier, Mississippi
USA
2006 The Ohio State Fair Fine
Arts Juried Exhibition
Professional Division, , Cox
Fine Arts Center, Juror,
Columbus, Ohio USA.
2006 Photographic Works May...
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Collections:
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National and International
Collections
Barrett,Nancy,Columbus ,Ohio
USA
Barth ,Stacie,Warsaw,IN USA
Berg,Adrienne,Columbus ,Ohio
USA
Berg ,David M,Columbus ,Ohio
USA David Berg LTD.
Beyer,William Mark and Kristy
Mix,Blacklick,Ohio USA
Bilotta,Jason A. and ...
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Commissions:
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Publications/ Reviews
?2006 August 6 article Competition Offers Flavor for Every Taste, The Columbus Dispatch, by Chris Yates.
?2006 May 14 article In Good Company The Columbus Dispatch, by Jacqueline Hall.
?2006 April 20 article Images Ponder Change, Transience of Memory The Columbus Dispatch, By Bill Mayr.
?2005 November 27 article Ohio Addresses, World View The Columbus Dispatch, by Chris Yates.
?2005 October 12 article Upper Arlington News Offbeat Uses of Photography Spotlighted.
?2005. August 7 article Made In Ohio The Columbus Dispatch, by Chris Yates.
?2005 June 30 article Gallery Hop Exhibits To Challenge The Imagination, The Columbus Dispatch, by Bill Mayr.
?2005 June 22 article Extreme MakeOver: Two Artist Transform Bodies through Memory and Metal Columbus Alive, by Melissa Starker.
?2005 June 5 article Exhibit Challenges Mind, Body Norms The Lantern, by Rachel Mickol.
?2005 May 8 article Smorgasbord of a Multimedia Show Ultimately Satisfying, The Columbus Dispatch, article by Chris Yates.
?2005 February article Editions through Pixel and Print, Regional E- Source a MORPC publication
?2005 February article Banish Your Blues with a Dose of the Avant-Guard- Artist Voices, Regional E- Source a MORPC publication.
?2003 A Moment in Print, by Stephanie Sypsa, a book of text and photographs documenting printmakers working in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Included in the ?Method and the Matrix? Riffe Gallery exhibit as a teaching tool, and is a part of the Riffe Gallery?s permanent archive.
?2002 Endless Journey, book of artists? photographs, included several by artist. The International Library of Photography 3600 Crondall Lane, Owings Mills, MD USA.
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