I create two types of photographic prints: those made from black-and-white film and those made without a camera. Many of the younger visitors to my studio don’t understand film cameras any more than they do typewriters and dial phones. I find that I have to explain what film is more often than not. I now keep some samples in my studio.
However, it’s the “without a camera” part of my art that really prompts visitors’ questions. What makes the explanation of the process even more bewildering for them is when I tell them that the color prints come from black-and-white photo paper.
As I was preparing one of my lumen prints for the current Paradox exhibition at Silver Street Studios, I realized that the creation of lumen prints is somewhat paradoxical because they’re are made with black-and-white photo paper.
The Paradox exhibition, which was juried by Alton DuLaney, will be on display through September 14.