| Luster and Dust combines documentary and constructed photography to highlight the human fascination and curiosity with cultivating nature. These images quietly celebrate tasks that are dirty and labor-intensive, blurring the lines between sacred artifacts, natural history, and a typical backyard garden. And just as the content of the photographs exhibits the evidence of the human hand, the decision to hand-color many of the images imparts another act of handiwork to the viewer. |
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Susan, 6" x 6", hand-colored silver gelatin print
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Ann, 6" x 6", hand-colored silver gelatin print
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Tomato Shrine, 6" x 6", hand-colored silver gelatin print
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Tomato Flowers, 6" x 6", hand-colored silver gelatin print
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Tomato Leaves, 6" x 6", hand-colored silver gelatin print
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End of the Tomatoes, 8" x 10", archival inkjet print
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A Wake for the Tomatoes, 6" x 6", hand-colored silver gelatin print
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Infinite Summer, 16" x 20", archival inkjet print
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