les Mondes Nouveau (2012)
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Digital imaging is not just a technical tool in contemporary art, but it is also a conceptual form of expression. This photographic series gives form to metaphysical concepts such as those discussed in the cosmological studies of quantum physics. More specifically, the digital morphs represent portals to another dimension and are an allusion to today’s most highly respected theory of the universe - the “wormhole” theory. Wormholes are hypothetical portals that bridge the space-time continuum. The images are also metaphors, which may be subjective in meaning for each viewer. For some they may represent something of longing - material, spiritual, or otherwise. For others, these images may represent fear of the unknown, perhaps alien or menacing. These digital composites combing 2D imagery with 3D illusions represent additional dimensions or other universes where infinite possibilities are realized and each of our subjective interpretations of reality are possible. (2012)
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According to French art critic, Jean-Francois Lyotard, in his essay “What is Post-Modernism?” he writes, “It must be clear that it is our business not to supply reality, but to invent allusions to the conceivable, which cannot be presented.”[1] Lyotard’s statement refers to all fine art mediums, and is certainly applicable to photography. With the advent of digital imaging, we are allowed an arena in which to make what was previously unphotographable, more readily available. We are creating meaning through the restructuring of “real” images and are able to hypothesize the future.
In the past, my work has been described as dystopian. This new series reflects an ambiguity, perhaps even a utopia. Using analog photography with digital imaging, I have combined both experiences and imagination. The digital elements of my work always seem to stand for the hypothetical, the imaginative, whereas the photographic remains based in a neutral "reality". The images are metaphors, which can be subjective in meaning for each viewer. For some they may represent something of longing - material, spiritual, or otherwise. For others, they may represent fear of the unknown, perhaps alien or menacing. Inspired by theories of quantum physics, they can also represent additional dimensions or infinite universes where infinite possibilities are realized and each of our subjective interpretations of reality are possible. (2001)
[1] Lyotard, Jean-Francois. “What is Post-modernism?” Art in Theory 1900-1990: An Anthology of Changing Ideas. Eds. Charles Harrison and Paul Wood. (Cambridge, Mass: Blackwell Publishers, 1993), pg. 1015.
In the past, my work has been described as dystopian. This new series reflects an ambiguity, perhaps even a utopia. Using analog photography with digital imaging, I have combined both experiences and imagination. The digital elements of my work always seem to stand for the hypothetical, the imaginative, whereas the photographic remains based in a neutral "reality". The images are metaphors, which can be subjective in meaning for each viewer. For some they may represent something of longing - material, spiritual, or otherwise. For others, they may represent fear of the unknown, perhaps alien or menacing. Inspired by theories of quantum physics, they can also represent additional dimensions or infinite universes where infinite possibilities are realized and each of our subjective interpretations of reality are possible. (2001)
[1] Lyotard, Jean-Francois. “What is Post-modernism?” Art in Theory 1900-1990: An Anthology of Changing Ideas. Eds. Charles Harrison and Paul Wood. (Cambridge, Mass: Blackwell Publishers, 1993), pg. 1015.