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WWIrealizedIdontalwayswanttoshowallthatmuchabouttheobject.SomeobjectsaremoredifficultthanotherstodothatwithsoIdontholdmyselftoaruleaboutit.Sosomearemorereadablethanothers.Sometimesthemorereadableobjectsareactuallymoreambiguousintermsofwhatitistobeginwith.MORAndthelackofscalecreatesambiguityaswell.WWAndtheideathatthelandscapeisveryimportant.IgraduallyrealizedwhatIwantedtodowastiealltheseobjectsintothesamespace.Sotheyallsitinthesamevisualspaceeventhoughtheyallphysicallysitinplacesallaroundthecountry.MORYouvemadetheseobjectsintojewels.Forsomeonelikemecuratorarchiviststhereisaseductionofobjects.Ithinkthatiswhatdrewmetothesephotographstobeginwith.WhataretheyandwhyamIbeingcompelledtolookatthesephotographsForuswhoarekeepersofobjectsandkeepersofstoriesIthinkyouvecapturedthatfeelingintheManifestimages.DoyoutakealotmorephotographsthanyoushowOrdoyousortofhaveamethodorformulasoyoureallyjustgettheshotsyouwantWWIdobutitvariesalittlebit.IthinkthatatthispointtheratioofimageshascomedownalittlebitbecausenotonlydoIhaveasenseofwhatIwantbuttheyhavetofitintothemotifthatIveestablishedforallofthis.SoforbetterorworserightnowIhaventbeentryingtoseeifthereisanythingelsetodowiththeobjectyet.ButImlikelyto.IhadntthoughtofituntilIhadtheSchoolsfortheColoredupattheWoodrowWilsonSchoolPrincetonUniversityandMichaelBzdakarthistoriancuratorandDirectorofCorporateContributionsatJohnsonJohnsoncamebyandsaidThereissomethingveryEdRuschaconceptualartistaboutthis.Ihadntthoughtaboutthat.ThereisaqualitythatIvealwayslikedabouthisworkthatrepetitionandcreatingalotofsomethingthathasasortofweighttoitthatIwanttosurroundpeoplewith.Thesameidearepeatedoverandoverwithvariationsallaroundallthewaythrough.MORIknowsomeofourvisitorswillwanttoknowaboutthetechnicalpartofyourworksocanyoutellmewhatcamerasyouareusinghowareyoulightinghowareyouprintingWWAllofthemaredonewithaviewcamera.ThevastmajorityaredonewithfilmbutIhavebeenexperimentingwithaspecialbackthatallowsmetoslidemydigitalcameraalongthebackoftheimageandproducearesolutioncomparabletowhatIgetwiththe4x5negative.AndIhaventbeenabletoperceivethedetaildifferencesthatarethere.SoprimarilyitslargeformatandthereasonforthelargeformatisthatIwanttocontroltheplaneoffocusinawaythatthatcameraworksverywell.Iliketheideathatthecamerawillallowmetocontrolhowtheplaneoffocusintersectstheobject.Thatsthecamera.Thelightingthereactuallyisntanylighting.FromearlyonIsettledontheideathatthelightwouldbethelightinthecollection.Eventhoughtheobjectexistsonthisblackvelvettheobjectsarealllitbywhatevertheextantlightisinsidethecollection.MORYetitseemssoplanned.WWRight.Anditsonwhatevertabletheyallowmetosetupon.Andthenallofthenegativesarescannedanddigitallyprinted.MORIstheresomemanipulationWWYesthereissomemanipulationThemanipulationthatoccursisthatImightchangetheorientationofanobjectandinacoupleofcasesIhavecombinedtwoimagesintooneasinthesouvenirphotographfromtheCottonClub.TheinsideofthesouvenirandtheoutsidearetwoseparatephotographsthatImarried.