#chemigrams

phosphenes: a visual phenomena of bright colors, patterns, and flashes of light that occurs when pressure is applied to the eyes.

this whole class was a very fun and new experience for me. i’ve never worked with film before, much less even really held a film camera in my hands (does a disposable camera even count?). it has been an ongoing goal of mine in every photo class to bring my love of birding into the fine art world, a place where it usually wouldn’t be featured, and i’m ever grateful to my professors for encouraging and allowing me the opportunity to do so — even if they’re a little nervous about how well i could do it in the first place..

to quote my artist statement:

“If birding is a branch of photography dedicated to the ‘perfect moment,’ what does that mean for these prints, which have been made to intentionally obscure that moment?”