Representation of Hidden Communication

• Prize
  Bronze in Fine Art/Other
• Photographer
  Joshua Sariñana
• Socials
• Website
  http://www.joshuasarinana.com

There is a burgeoning interest in neuroscience in popular culture. Researchers play an integral part in culture but the public knows very little about how science is done, who actually does it or exactly why it’s important. One consequence of opaque scientific work is the inability to see which individuals are conducting their research, their personal stories, and their motivations to help reveal the complexity of the nature we are imbued by. These images were captured with a compact large format camera using experimental New55 PN instant film. The opaqueness of the positive (left) represents the raw data collected by scientists on their quest to understand nature. The inverted negative (right) represents how scientists reveal nature through filtering data, beautifying imagery, and at times removing unwanted, but captured information. All scientists are part of the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

• Biography
  Dr. Joshua Sariñana's passion for photography coincided with his interest in the brain and mind. After studying neuroscience at UCLA and MIT, Sariñana switched his focus to the practice and theoretical study of photography. He has exhibited nationally and internationally, including a solo exhibition at the Griffin Museum of Photography, and has shown at the Month of Photography Los Angeles, Photoville, and the Center for Fine Art Photography. Sariñana was named as 2017 and 2018 Critical Mass Top 200 Finalist.
• Awards
  Black & White Magazine - Portfolio Spotlight Award Winner American Photography 34: Selected Winner Communication Arts Photography Competition: Shortlist Dodho Magazine Black and White Photography Contest: Finalist International Color Awards: Honorable Mention Koch Institute Public Galleries at MIT Image Awards: Runner-Up Photographer's Forum - Spring Contest: Honorable Mention Photolucida - Critical Mass Top 200 Prix de la Photographie Paris - Fine Art/Architecture: Silver Prix de la Photographie Paris - Nature/Other: Bronze Siena International Photo Awards: Finalist Texas Photographic Society 27: The International Competition - Honorable Mention The Center for Fine Art Photography - Wonder: Juror's Award Black and White Spider Awards - Abstract: 3rd Place Chromatic Photography Awards - Fine Art: 1st Place Chromatic Photography Awards - Abstract: 3rd Place Communication Arts Photography Competition: Shortlist Council for the Arts - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Grant FotoFilmic Spring Exhibition - Shortlist Head On Photo Awards - Mobile: Finalist Independent Photographer - Color: Honorable Mention International Photography Awards - One-Shot Competition: Honorable Mention iPhone Photography Awards - Series: 1st Place iPhone Photography Awards - Travel: 2nd Place Kolga Tbisili Photography Awards - Shortlist Latin American Fotografía 6: Selected Winner, The Ten Los Angeles Center of Photography: Member of the Month Mobile Photography Awards - Photo Essay: 2nd Place Moscow International Foto Awards - Fine Art: 1st Place Photographer's Forum - Spring Contest: Finalist Photolucida - Critical Mass Top 200 Prix de la Photographie Paris - Abstract, Architecture, Portrait: Honorable Mention Sony World Photography Awards - Architecture: Commended The Center for Fine Art Photography - Black and White: Honorable Mention The Center for Fine Art Photography - Photography as Response: Juror's Award Tokyo International Foto Awards - Fine Art: 3rd Place