'Untitled'

This work explores the way we are substituting our experience with photographs. The mechanical way the camera records creates an accurate documentation of what is seen, a transparency that allows us to view objects in much the same way we would if we were actually there. When we experience we tend to want to record all aspects of it, which is resulting in a loss of knowledge and involvement with the world. By making an image, then allowing light to hit the film once more the work reflects the touch that is involved in allowing a photograph to transpire and the action that is required when we engage our attention and perception. By removing the detail in such a way the viewer notices the act of perception taking place, opposing the way we are able to replace our experience through photography.