KIRSTEN HEUSCHEN
"Catalpa 01 and 02", 2021
photograms, cyanotype on fabric, 295 x 145 cm
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work is created in the realm of experimental photography. My approach is that of an intuitive intervention without an actual camera. Instead, I experiment with light and shadow, the principal elements of photography.
Unlike conventional photographs which require a camera, I expose objects directly onto the photo paper. An object is illuminated and at the same time transformed into a lens through which the light is refracted. The key is in the exposure - the matter of objects and the immateriality of light combine and are fixed onto a surface. Exploring this vital polarity is my core impulse and constitutes the central theme within my work.