Death of Photography
Paying homage to the analog film that no longer serves its original purpose.
The motivation for this gallery’s title comes from knowing that the days of hustling for commercial photography are over. The job of putting together a portfolio of images, then trying to figure out who needs to see what, and how, was dismally tedious. Those times are “dead” to me.
A special thanks to the analog film in the archive that, though vital at the time, is rather meaningless now, and just takes up space. Before it goes, a last hurrah for new imagery. While trying to find an environmentally safe way (is there one?) to unload the negatives, transparencies, and the archival polypropylene pages that held them, they serve as fodder for experimentation with alternate image-making procedures – like shredding, chemically altering, poking holes, or lighting on fire, then scanning or photographing the aftermath.
An upcoming companion piece to this collection will be the gallery “Paraphernalia” where I’ve found a new life for the physical stuff used in the process of making pictures. I’ve been dragging these items around all these years; they’re the hardest to let go. Besides each item evoking a flood of memories, I’ve found them graphically interesting. So, for now, they’re sticking around.