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The Shadow Catcher's Daughter
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The photographs in the series, The Shadow Catcher’s Daughter, are made with the historic cyanotype photographic process. They are toned to produce a warmer range of times than the standard cyanotype blue. I use self-portraiture to articulate personal narratives, which are often both nightmare and fantasy.
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by Emma Powell - The photographs in the series, The Shadow Catcher’s Daughter, balance on the fine line between reality and the dream. I use self-portraiture to articulate personal narratives, which are often both nightmare and fantasy. Human and animal forms interact in unexpected ways to symbolize discoveries and conflicts in my intimate relationships. I use the blue cyanotype process to suggest an alternative space, such as a dream or memory. This historic process obscures the subjects’ location in time and creates a backdrop for archetypal universal symbols. These images are toned with tea and wine to produce a range of additional warmer tones, making them seem more natural. I choose these substances for the acidic effect on the chemistry, as well as their influence on communication and memory. Although photography is normally considered a medium that represents the present, visible world, in my work I attempt to make visual what cannot be seen in place or time.
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