I’m starting this new photo project. Well, I don’t know if I’d call it a project yet—let’s call it an investigation. I’ve been photographing light reflecting off of water, focusing on the space between what’s being photographed and the camera, rather than on what is reflecting the light. Inspired by the Stan Brakhage films that Konrad showed during my and Dean’s Smith’s exhibitions at Meridian, I feel that I want to explore the absence of subject matter, to distill the photographic process into an experience of light and film. And me.
Although, really, I’m not very excited about these “light” pictures, not feeling very engaged yet. Dean called a little while ago and urged me on, so I’ll continue my investigation, but I think it’s back to the body for me… Maybe light and the body? We’ll see, I think I have to play a bit and then a project will fall into place. And maybe my Foreign Correspondent will get here soon and I’ll have some fresh furry inspiration.