ENTRY DESCRIPTION
Inner Light
The camera-less photograms in this series are created in the darkroom, using plant forms on vintage gelatin silver black and white photographic paper exposed to light and electrical discharge. The results are intended to be both abstract and yet reminiscent of the forms, patterns and structures found within the natural world both at a microscopic and macroscopic level.
Using electricity as a metaphor for the light and inner life within plants, these images seek to offer a greater appreciation for the intricacy and beauty of the natural world, and the interconnectedness of all living things: just as we depend on the energy and vitality of plants, so they depend on us to safeguard their wellbeing for generations to come.
AUTHOR
Paula Pink is a photographic artist living in Charlotte, North Carolina. Originally from Edinburgh, Scotland, she trained and worked as a graphic designer in London and holds a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from The New School, NYC. Her work has appeared in numerous exhibitions both nationally and internationally and is held in several private collections around the world.
Most recently, she has been experimenting with both analog and digital photographic mediums, in and out of the darkroom. Particularly fascinated by patterns in nature, organic forms, and the interconnectivity between all living things, her images explore the unforeseen or hidden details that are part of our everyday lives, often bridging the line between representation and abstraction at both the microscopic and macroscopic level. Her work invites viewers to contemplate the wonders of nature and its fragile yet essential place in our lives.
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