Polaroid Transfer Art

The processes I am drawn to require much tedious, repetitive labor. Although I often work with sophisticated technology, I see my work in the tradition of women's lap craft. I find the time spent obsessively performing these mundane tasks is essential, for it is during this time that I develop an intimate understanding of the imagery I create. I hand paint one frame at a time; I move images, pixel by pixel; I shoot film frame by frame. With my attention focused on the miniature, each frame is a separate entity, an entire world. My fascination with the handmade, the awkward and sentimental is at odds with the contemporary medium within which I work. The dynamic play between practical technology and rhapsodic subject matter is the motivation that propels my work forward.

This series of images was created like photograms, by placing organic material on unexposed slide film and flashing it with light. I then scanned the images into the computer and performed minimal adjustments before outputting them to Polaroid pack film. The final images are Polaroid emulsion transfers on watercolor paper.