#puncturing

husk hollowed, awaiting decay;

She’s a shell, scooped clean,

corpse created for display.

Glowing hot with pride,

she is vacant inside,

and discarded the very next day;

Artist Amy Friend captures the mysteries embedded in the photographic medium in her series "Dare alla Luce," Italian for "to bring the light." For the project, Friend selected a series of vintage and antique photographs, puncturing them to give their inherent secrets space to breathe.