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Art Issue #67

"Armless Manakin," digital photograph, 20x30, printed as archival pigment prints
“Manakin Over Glass,” digital photograph, 20×30, printed as archival pigment prints
“Manakin with Dog,” digital photograph, 20×30, printed as archival pigment prints
“Puppet on Manakin Knee,” digital photograph, 20×30, printed as archival pigment prints
“Manakin with Portrait,” digital photograph, 20×30, printed as archival pigment prints
“Manakin Sitting on Armchair,” digital photograph, 20×30, printed as archival pigment prints
By Roger Camp

Roger Camp is the author of three photography books, including the award-winning Butterflies in Flight (Thames & Hudson, 2002). His documentary photography has been awarded the prestigious Leica Medal of Excellence and published in the New England Review, New York Quarterly and Orion Magazine. He is represented by the Robin Rice Gallery, NY. More of his work may be seen on Luminous Lint Virtual exhibits.

 

ARTIST STATEMENT

The intention of these images is to reduce a photograph to its essence – the transmission of light – and to turn light itself into subject matter. All of these images were produced using sunlight transmitted through a prism. Transparent materials: pyrex glass rods, strips of window glass and industrial prisms were employed to give shape and form to the light.