Artist Statement
Wassily Kandinsky teaches that the artist has the ability to “realize the inner sound of things.” I listen for this sound when I photograph animals. People have lost an essential connection to the land and to animals. I photograph animals to remind the viewer of this bond. My animals ask the viewer to consider their place in the world, to do as Franz Marc instructs, to “contemplate the soul of the animal to divine its way of sight.”
Process Statement
I capture the image digitally, but my habits are from shooting film: I do not look at the display screen, and I focus manually. I convert the image to black and white and manipulate it as I would in the darkroom. The black and white medium is central to my vision. It helps me select only what is essential. The pictorial quality and the element of nostalgia come from my lens and aperture choices. I find vintage lenses and have them adapted to fit my camera. I print on on silver gelatin paper.
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