To me, a photograph is a pathway to enter myth, inviting the viewer to take a journey into the ancient cave, to find the language of the soul. Early in my career, after an intense period of study at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, Italy, the artists' sketch books and drawings for the Renaissance frescoes were the inspiration that propelled me toward spontaneity in the darkroom. The photographic negative became a template for re-interpretation. I began to layer images, creating translucent narratives that summon the viewer into the photograph, as if entering a dream. The stories suggest another world, another time.
Imagination invokes exploration, adventure.
These surface alterations render each print unique. The original photographs were created without any reliance on contemporary technology. The method is purely photographic, using basic darkroom chemistry. This movie was implemented in Macromedia Flash. Photographic narratives based on real images combine with an interior, imaginary landscape.