Process
Using natural light and an 8x10 inch large format camera, I photograph
fragments of my figure within my domestic space. The self-portraits are printed
in Van Dyke Brown, an antiquarian photographic process. The Van Dyke Brown
printing process is a contact print, which involves a hand-applied silver-iron
sensitizer. The 8x10 inch negative is placed in contact with the sensitized
paper and exposed under ultra-violet light or sunlight. The resulting image is
the size of the original negative.
In images Window and Paper House, the original Van Dyke Brown prints were
submersed in a stream and re-photographed. By immersing my photographs in
water, the reflection and refraction of light creates an abstract barrier through
which the viewer must negotiate in order to understand the image. The final
image is a digital print.

Statement
My photographs are about my personal anthropology. I invite the viewer
to experience my personal space and a part of me that is very private. I have
memories associated with the spaces and objects within my home. The history
of these spaces and objects goes beyond me to the previous owner or to the
viewer. Seeing and looking is always transient because what one sees and feels is
dependent on her past and present experiences. A chair, a foot or a window
can change because when a person sees different thoughts enter or do not enter
their mind. An object or place is not fixed because seeing is not uniform.
The vantage point of sight changes. In photographing how I see my personal
space, I am to make perceptible a dimension that is outside the visibleness of
everyday life. The use of light, body and water create the essence of the
transient state of sight and life.