Uncommonly Scene
Living in Baltimore, I have learned to find the beauty in the ordinary. While the notion of exploration suggests visiting distant lands, I questioned how one could make discoveries in this city? I found that sitting on a roof had its advantages in a different viewpoint and opened the mysterious world uncommonly seen. In the spaces, I find I discover the evidence that another person was there. A name written on a wall leaves the mark of an individual hand. I like to use scale to monumentalize the subjects so one has to concede their grandeur simply on the basis of size.
Using color film and heightening saturation of color intensifies the sense of seeming reality. Viewing the resulting prints reveals new discoveries about how color film reacts to the mixture of natural and artificial light. In hopes, these photographs are atmospheric, mysterious and theatrical. Instead of merely representing a place, my work creates a sense of place.
Living in Baltimore, I have learned to find the beauty in the ordinary. While the notion of exploration suggests visiting distant lands, I questioned how one could make discoveries in this city? I found that sitting on a roof had its advantages in a different viewpoint and opened the mysterious world uncommonly seen. In the spaces, I find I discover the evidence that another person was there. A name written on a wall leaves the mark of an individual hand. I like to use scale to monumentalize the subjects so one has to concede their grandeur simply on the basis of size.
Using color film and heightening saturation of color intensifies the sense of seeming reality. Viewing the resulting prints reveals new discoveries about how color film reacts to the mixture of natural and artificial light. In hopes, these photographs are atmospheric, mysterious and theatrical. Instead of merely representing a place, my work creates a sense of place.
- Kelly Ryan
The following consist of
Color Film prints
taken with Nikon D70 and 2 1/4 film
11 inches by 14 inches
April 2006
Copyright Kelly Ryan
Color Film prints
taken with Nikon D70 and 2 1/4 film
11 inches by 14 inches
April 2006
Copyright Kelly Ryan
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