in this series, each image encapsulates the essence of a literary work into a single image.
using compositional techniques from the canon of western image making - from renaissance painting to contemporary film grading, every detail carries meaning to support narrative elements and aspects of the literary style of the original work.
whether it is the use or rejection of the golden section to create or disrupt harmony, the direction or temperature of the light, or the setting of focus to highlight text in a open book, there is not a detail that has not been planned and produced with out intention.
shot on 4x5 inch large format film using lighting and set design normally associated with film productions along with multiple exposures blended together in post production these dense, rich images are meant to be enjoyed as 80x100cm art prints
harry and hermine are in a dangerous dance in a theatrical dreamspace
the cold light from top left to bottom right projects a negative event which intersects an ambiguous pose while multiple realities, personalities, and causalities are playing out in a collage of dark mirrors
disharmony abides - nothing sits comfortably
veronica finds herself in three states rising from bottom left to top right
what starts in a blood filled bath tub intersects a downward light and ends in a mirror that has moved on and is turning away into a harmonious future beyond
there is barely an axis that deviates from the 2:3 golden rule
antoine has been brought to his knees
the sky light projects upon him an inverted cross as his blooded hands have scratched through the layers of meaning to find himself staring into an empty black mirror
mr pye is at a crossroads
both horns and white feathers have broken his skin
resigned he looks backwards against the natural flow of the image
hidden away in his darkened room he must make a decision - which embodiment should he embrace?
