The single biggest limitation in photography is that two-dimensional images can never accurately represent a four-dimensional subject (considering time). With this in mind, any traditional self-portrait is inherently untrue. In this fully analog collection, I used extended exposure photography and marker drawings to create unearthly compositions that expose many facets of the self in a single photograph.
The Process
Using only analog photography and darkroom processes, these self portraits were taken in a light-tight room with a cable release and a flashlight. The cable release held the camera shutter open while I danced through poses in the pitch black, illuminating various parts of my body with a flashlight for measured seconds. Each photo was printed in the darkroom, then taken to the studio where I layered transparent sheets over each photo and drew additions in fine point marker. The photos were then re-printed in the darkroom with the transparencies layered on top of the photo paper, using light and shadow to embed the drawings into the photos themselves.
