Past/Present-Memory/Loss
Photographs Created in Celebration of Material Culture
(during an exploration of still-life as self-portrait).
Images from this project were included in Time Lapse - Contemporary Analog Photography,
Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT
Youth, Hermetically Sealed Forever
19x15” Cyanotype image on
22x18” sheet-Hahnemuhle Sumi-e
Edition of 10
Nellie Pansies
19x15” Cyanotype image on
22x18” sheet-Hahnemuhle Sumi-e
Edition of 10
Remember Me, Forget Me
19x15” Cyanotype image on
22x18” sheet-Hahnemuhle Sumi-e
Edition of 10
Everlast
19x15” Cyanotype image on
22x18” sheet-Hahnemuhle Sumi-e
Edition of 10
Fencing Mask
19x15” Cyanotype image on
22x18” sheet-Hahnemuhle Sumi-e
Edition of 10
Tulip
19x15” Cyanotype image on
22x18” sheet-Hahnemuhle Sumi-e
Edition of 10
Ophelia with Pansies and Rosemary
19x15” Cyanotype image on
22x18” sheet-Hahnemuhle Sumi-e
Edition of 10
Hornet’s Nest
19x15” Cyanotype image on
22x18” sheet-Hahnemuhle Sumi-e
Edition of 10
Blindfolded
19x15” Cyanotype image on
22x18” sheet-Hahnemuhle Sumi-e
Edition of 10
Cat’s cradle
19x15” Cyanotype image on
22x18” sheet-Hahnemuhle Sumi-e
Edition of 10
Forget Me (Bust in Dome with Azalea)
19x15” Cyanotype image on
22x18” sheet-Hahnemuhle Sumi-e
Edition of 10
Blindfolded Front
19x15” Cyanotype image on
22x18” sheet-Hahnemuhle Sumi-e
Edition of 10
Bucket with Apple Blossoms
19x15” Cyanotype image on
22x18” sheet-Hahnemuhle Sumi-e
Edition of 10
Anxiety
19x15” Cyanotype image on
22x18” sheet-Hahnemuhle Sumi-e
Edition of 10
Hermes with Folding Binoculars
19x15” Cyanotype image on
22x18” sheet-Hahnemuhle Sumi-e
Edition of 10
Daffodils in Glass Urn
19x15” Cyanotype image on
22x18” sheet-Hahnemuhle Sumi-e
Edition of 10
Isolation Dome
19x15” Cyanotype image on
22x18” sheet-Hahnemuhle Sumi-e
Edition of 10
Unformed
19x15” Cyanotype image on
22x18” sheet-Hahnemuhle Sumi-e
Edition of 10
Patroclus and Achilles
19x15” Cyanotype image on
22x18” sheet-Hahnemuhle Sumi-e
Edition of 10
Remember Skull
19x15” Cyanotype image on
22x18” sheet-Hahnemuhle Sumi-e
Edition of 10
Opera Flowers
19x13.5” Cyanotype image on
22x16.5” sheet-Hahnemuhle Sumi-e
Edition of 10
Shadow of her Former Self
19x13.5” Cyanotype image on
22x16.5” sheet-Hahnemuhle Sumi-e
Edition of 10
Bowl of Cherries
19x12.5” Cyanotype image on
22x16” sheet-Hahnemuhle Sumi-e
Edition of 10
Oakleaf Hydrangea
19.25x12.5” Cyanotype image on
22.5x16” sheet-Hahnemuhle Sumi-e
Edition of 10
Image on Banner
TimeLapse at Shelburne Museum
Installation Footage
TimeLapse at Shelburne Museum
At the Artists’ Panel
TimeLapse at Shelburne Museum
Installation Still
TimeLapse at Shelburne Museum
The Circle
9x6” Cyanotype on 14x11” Hanemuhle Sumi-e Ed. of 10
Grandmother’s Corset
12x9” wet-plate collodion on aluminum (tintype).
Hercules
6x4” wet-plate collodion on aluminum (tintype).
The Oarsmen
9x6” Cyanotype on 14x11” Hanemuhle Sumi-e Ed. of 10
The Pause
4x3" wet-plate collodion on aluminum (tintype).19th century case
Megaphone
9x6” Cyanotype on 14x11” Hanemuhle Sumi-e Ed. of 10
The Rope
9x6” Cyanotype on 14x11” Hanemuhle Sumi-e Ed. of 10
Tantulus
5x4" wet-plate collodion on aluminum (tintype).19th century case
Nine Thanksgiving Wishes
Collage of 9-6x4” wet-plate collodion on aluminum (tintypes).
Bicep
4.5 x 9” Cyanotype on 11x14” Hahnemuhle - Sumi-e Ed. of 10
Glove and Oar
6 x 9” Cyanotype on 11x14” Hahnemuhle - Sumi-e Ed. of 10
Wings
12x9" wet-plate collodion on aluminum (tintype).
Wing Collar
4x5” Cyanotype on Arches Platine
Pence Nez
4x6" wet-plate collodion on aluminum (tintype).
Pence Nez Sunglasses
4x6" wet-plate collodion on aluminum (tintype).
Expecting
4x5” Cyanotype on Arches Platine
Past/Present-Memory/Loss
Photographs Created in Celebration of Material Culture
(during an exploration of still-life as self-portrait).
These are portraits of the things I live with, objects that have been passed down through my family, items I've used everyday for years and recent finds.
Plus friends doing curious things (often with objects)!
Shot with Tintype or on film and then printed with Cyanotype, the hand-made photographs give the viewer a glimpse into my self-created, pre-modern world, full of vintage objects and intriging stories. I keep these remnants of the past relevant by photographing them in settings and relationships which embrace or oppose their original purpose. The work can be humorous or upsetting, soothing or stimulating, telling stories of Memory/Loss, Isolation, desire and love of beautiful things. My passion for material culture, historic process, typography and storytelling drives me to create still-life images which are portraits of myself.
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All images and text © 2005-2023 by David Sokosh.