Lisa Folino "Grace and Truth"
Artist Statement
“The only thing which is permanent is change”
What begins as an accident in the darkroom, becomes a journey of metaphorical and physical transformation. An investigation into the complexities of change and the alteration from one state to another. All of these images are created using Type 55 film with a 4x5 view camera. After the Image is exposed I use the positive as my canvas. The first stage is a multi-chemical multi-level process which is then applied to the positive using my hands, and other abstract objects. The Chemical process alters the image through the exposure of light and time. The positive is then scanned and re-scanned during different stages of chemical transformation. Hence a new light/chemical painting emerges from the original exposure.
Like fossils unearthed during an archeological dig, the Polaroid's are fragmented and degraded. The photographic image, first altered with liquids in the initial creative process, now fades away to create a new landscape. Since early childhood my fascination has always been with what exists below the surface. My desire was to create imagery which transcends time while also trying to convey the passage of time. These photographs like the moving image will continue to change as the past makes it way into the future.
“Prima Materia”
“Ghost Bird”
“The Invention of Flight”
“A Starry Night”
“Effervesce”
“Jim's Landscape”
“Drawing the Past”
“Open Doors”
“Landing”
“Moon Glow”
“Orpheus”
“After Diego”
“Kronos”
“Venus”
“Infinity”
“The Blue Angel”
“Mercury Rising”
“Birth of a Star”
“The Milky Way”
“The Three Graces”
