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"Elements of an Orbit" (Cat - 2002)

This project, The Universe in Our Backyard, initially arose from an immoderate curiosity about the nature of light and physical existence. I find scientific, philosophical, and artistic writings wildly stimulating. I love mathematics. For me, the languages of poetry, color, and equation best tell the abstract story of our Universe.

    
          "Gaia's Crown" (Fan Palm - 2005)

Using macro filters over the lens of a 35mm Nikon analog camera, I move through the environment very slowly, looking carefully at the movement of light within objects. When I am taking photographs - not naming or categorizing what I see - something mysterious emerges that is distinctly separate from three-dimensional reality. At those moments, it becomes clear that everything here on Earth into the Grand Unknown shares a profound mutual correspondence.


"Aboriginal Vortex" (Dishsoap - 2003)

The result of this experiment has become a photographic narrative organized by the passage of time. The most compelling images retain an air of mystery, even when one knows they are composed of exceedingly ordinary elements.


Film Media:  Kodak Ektachrome E100 VS
Print Media:  Archival Pigment Print on Watercolor Paper
Prints:  Approximately 15" by 22"
 
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Email:  jkg [at] juliagill [dot] com