"Canada" 06
I am continuing to explore the East Village and the Lower East Side of New York, photographing in both color and black and white.
Most recently I have started working with collage, using my photographs and found media.
My Vintage black and white photographs from 1989-1994 and color hand tinted diva portraits on vellum are presently being shown at the eDavid gallery in Bethlehem PA. eDavid Gallery until June 23rd, 2007
"October"
The Holga and Diana cameras are an old version of today’s plastic “throw-away” cameras, though they are crude by comparison. Both cameras use 120mm film, with the negative size at 2 and ¼inch square. I like these cameras because they are light and easy to carry around, and I like the dream-like quality of the images the plastic lens helps to create. The cheap quality of the Holga camera creates light leaks that initiate streaks and fogged areas on the film. My intention is to work with these streaks and fog by using available light and shadow to create deliberate distortions that yield ghostly and enigmatic results. On both the Holga and the Diana cameras the film advance does not always work, which may cause the images to overlap, for surprise and oftentimes stunning effects.
For more information on Holga camera check out http://www.apogeephoto.com/july2001/plastic_fantastic.shtml
For more information on the Diana camera, go to http://www.huskudu.com/
When I photograph with a pinhole camera, I use a 4X5 inch negative inserted into a film holder and then placed inside a box, with a pin hole for a lens. The finish prints are contact printed from the 4x5inch negative. Since the exposures may range from 30 seconds to 4 minutes, contemplation and exploration are required. I like the physical participation, the sense of intimacy created by such close interaction. The long exposures introduce a sense of magic. For me this element of time forces me to become more conscious of the experience of art making. “Pinhole images are unique in that they cannot be seen until after they are exposed and developed. The intuitive sense of the photographer becomes paramount to the success of the results. Sarachek must also extend her imagination into visualizing the end result: a creative act in itself”
Christopher Young Director
Freedman Gallery, Reading, PA
Please visit my husband Norman Sarachek'sChemigram website at www.nsarachekart.com
