| Recognizing the intrinsic
value of a unique being or object is central to my work. In science,
the cloning of cells in living things has been the topic of much
debate, raising questions concerning the most basic process of biological
reproduction. Similarly, photography's digital age has come upon
us, creating the ability to endlessly reproduce identical prints.
This series is a reaction to these issues, turning the photographic
process into a demonstration of the unpredictability and uniqueness
of creation itself.
Using a spherical
object, I create different types of "cells". In the
darkroom I repeatedly print the image of the cell on large sheets
of black and white paper. During this process I am blindly constructing
compositions, which can only be revealed later in development.
The resulting one of a kind image is a map of the unexpected,
a visual history of the intimate photographic process. Rather
than acting as the representational documentation of a subject
matter, the photographic print, as well as its very creation,
becomes the subject.
Beginning with one
universal sphere as a building block for new life forms, I enter
into the contract of creation as a participant, fully accepting
the inevitability of chance. The final product is less of an attempt
at perfection, and more a mirror image of what it means to be
human.
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