Drifter
Siege
“Siege” was an installation for the 200 Gertrude Street studio artists Christmas Show. I tried to demonstrate how many artists and art institutions took on a siege mentality. Materials used in the work included 188 cans, a .22 caliber rifle, telephone and learned text about Foucault…
Written on the body ..
This series began in 1994. The sitter would decide on the text and it’s placement etc.
I used to set my students an assignment around Anzac Day. This time I decided to take on the challenge myself. I tried to convey the “feel” of this event by restricting the camera I would use to a toy camera, using only one roll of film and photographing only from the car.
All images were taken with a $1.50 toy camera on Ilford FP4 120 film , printed on Argenta paper and Selenium toned.