Tag: art-history
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Brooklyn based artist Galina Kurlat creates vivid lumen prints using hair, blood, and saliva
28 May 2025Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom Lumen prints are made by exposing silver gelatin paper to light for extended periods of time. This unique photographic process does not require a camera or a darkroom, but instead relies on light from the sun. Galina Kurlat, known for her use of lumen printing, creates painterly like images…
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Polish artist Magda Kuca uses historic processes to visualise Slavic rituals and folklore
24 April 2025Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom Inspired by heritage, family, and memory Magda Kuca tells stories exploring foklore and Slavic rituals. Magda collects plants, herbs, and archival material from Poland and brings them back to her studio in London to create visually striking images. These black and white photographs are formed using historic processes such…
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Experimentation, community and joy: How Miami based photographer Isabella Marie Garcia works with folks in the juvenile justice system
3 April 2025Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom Isabella Marie Garcia facilitates joy in her community workshops with folks in the juvenile justice system. These workshops involve poetry, cyanotypes, anthotypes, and other experimental processes that allow participants to explore their identity and tell their own stories. Through this important work Isabella investigates agency, representation, and the ethical…
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Sujata Setia invites audiences to break the silence surrounding domestic abuse through her intricately sliced photographs
27 March 2025Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom In her body of work A Thousand Cuts Sujata Setia examines patterns of domestic abuse within South Asian communities. This powerful body of work employs the South Asian art of paper cutting, known as Sanghi Art, to slice into the surface of photographs depicting victims of domestic abuse. This…
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From fiction: Inspired by astrophotography artist Julia Bradshaw creates images informed by science, imagination, and play
3 January 2025Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom Julia Bradshaw’s images are imbedded with references to topographical maps of the moon, and photographs from the Hubble Space Telescope. Handwritten annotations and technical markings lead you to believe you are glimpsing at galaxies far away; however, upon closer inspection you will find the reality to be much different.…
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Darkroom Interventions: Artist Sonia Mangiapane uses optical modifiers to create vibrant images to investigate domesticated landscapes
29 November 2024Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom We exist during a time where camera phones reign supreme. These little devices capture all aspects of our lives from our daily activities to the the places we travel. Our social media is inundated with photos of holidays spent exploring new places and images enhanced with a variety of…
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From Nature: Kari Varner creates images of Tyson chicken plants by growing algae
25 October 2024Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom Throughout the US some chicken plants and other agricultural organizations are dumping waste materials that are rich in nitrogen and phosphorus directly into nearby waterways. This causes the degradation of local ecosystems. Motivated by the negative environmental impact on these vulnerable environments, American artist Kari Varner creates images of…
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Submerged: Canadian artist Ella Morton travels to the Arctic Circle to create sublime images that address climate change
23 July 2024Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom In an time when we are constantly inundated with pictures, how can photographers create an image of the climate crisis? How can they make audiences pay attention? Canadian artist Ella Morton uses experimental approaches to create sublime and unique works of art that evoke the emotion of visiting remote…
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Revive: Folkestone based artist Sapphire Goss uses obsolete objects and sustainable approaches to create works that speak to the materiality of photography
8 July 2024Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom Working across film, cameraless photography, sculpture and installation Sapphire Goss creates works that leave nothing to waste. Using expired film and antique lenses, Goss revives disused photographic objects in her unique creative practice. In many of these abstract works, Goss explores the physicality of photography experimenting with different modes…
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Into the Blue: Visual artist Harini Krishnamurthy combines cyanotype and traditional hand painting techniques to showcase the ancient classical dance of Bharatanatyam
23 May 2024Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom Photographer and visual artist Harini Krishnamurthy pays tribute to her cultural heritage in her series Honoring History: Hand-Painted Cyanotypes. With vibrant blues and pops of gold Krishnamurthy creates vivid images of her niece performing Bharatanatyam. These close up images draw the attention of the viewer to intricate details of…
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