The Catherine Couturier Gallery (formerly John Cleary Gallery) is pleased to announce the introduction of two new stunning images from Los Angeles based photographer, Susan Burnstine, into her Absence of Being series.
These varnished archival ink prints are available in two sizes, both in an edition of 15:
12 x 12 inches: beginning $1,000
16 x 16 inches: beginning $1,500
Griffith Park, 10:48 am
Lost in Mississippi
As described by the artist, Absence of Being "[...] explores how the past remains with us, if only in shadows. These images capture fleeting memories, spotted from the corner of an eye that vanish the moment we turn to really look. And yet they remain, for the imprint remains with us. We are living in the present, but the past reminds us that it is part of us, too, as is the future, and we of them.
With this body of work as with my former series, I captured these visions entirely in-camera using a collection of hand-made film cameras and lenses that are frequently unpredictable and technically challenging. The cameras are primarily made out of plastic, vintage camera parts and random household objects and the single element lenses are molded out plastic and rubber. Learning to overcome their extensive limitations has required me to rely on instinct and intuition – the same tools that are key when trusting in the unseen."
To explore more of Susan's work from Absence of Being, as well as her other series, On Waking Dreams, Flight and Between, please visit her artist page here.