Artist Statement
At this turn-of-the-century the world seems to have left behind the beautiful process of chemical photography. Its funny to think already it’s in revival. I get great pleasure producing instant unique photographic treasures with my great grandfathers wooden cameras and better yet without using any electricity.
Process Statement
Collodion Wetplates, Ambrotypes and Tintypes. Polaroids of the 1850s.
In this age of digital inkjet reproduction it is a very refreshing to make a one of a kind art piece from light striking it directly. There is something pure about the process that is true to the term photographic.
Mark Sink, photographer, curator and teacher, has been and making a living from fine art photography since 1978. He is well known for his imagery made with the toy plastic camera the Diana. Currently he is sharing the process of collodion wet plate photography with his wife Kristen Hatgi Sink. His personal work is in numerous museum collections as well as gallery solo and group shows in the US, South America and Europe. He is currently represented by G. Ray Hawkins in CA. Robin Rice in NY, Rule Gallery in Denver. As a photographer of fine art he worked with and documented noted artists lives and their work such as Andy Warhol and Jean Michel Basquiat and Rene Ricard.
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