and now how am I to think? . sweet love of mine . I an sinking . yes I am lost . in bitterness . in ashes . far and away . Keramicos . John the Baptist . Orpheus the redeemer. far and away . the holy selpuchre with . the lemon trees . the marble capitals . the candles of beeswax . far and away . the symbols . of my language.
Fragmented Light is the first part of a trilogy that documents a personal journey of profound transformation. The series references time – elapsed, logical linear time – and time of the heart and emotions. In a visit to my birthplace I reflect on my roots, my decisions and their consequences as I struggle to reconcile the essence of existence and of human emotions beyond place and beyond time.
Infused by the emotional energy of Keramicos, an ancient cemetery in Athens, Greece, the images printed as platinotypes on precious Gampi paper are fragile fragments of memory.
The prints combine the formal beauty and monochromatic permanence of an historic photographic process with the delicacy and timelessness of Japanese paper.
Image size: 25.4 x 25.4 cm
Printed on 33 x 35 cm Gampi paper
Fragmented Light was presented in six solo shows in Europe and in the United States. The installation takes the fragile prints out of traditional frames so that these delicate platinotypes hang with long silk threads from the gallery ceiling and respond as if alive to the movement of viewers passing by.
