Honorable Mention TIFA 2023 Fine Art / Portrait

Disequilibrium

  • Photographer
    Diane Fenster
  • Technical Info
    Iphone With Antique Glass Lenses
  • Photo Date
    2023

DISEQUILIBRIUM. As is with much of my oeuvre, the images in this series represent conceptual portrayals of my inner and outer worlds. My attempt is to cast incantations that aid in mitigating the state of disarray that has transpired in my world since the appearance of COVID. These portraits, distorted in-camera (not via software), visually represent my current cognitive state. They are derived from a re-working of portraits in my archive as I continue to isolate. The titles of the photos are taken from the names of the winds of the world that can wreak havoc on all they encounter.

I view myself as an alchemist, using alternative process, antique photographic methods, toy camera and digital tools to delve into fundamental human conditions and issues. My work is literary and emotional, full of symbolism and multiple layers of meaning with a style that marries photography with evocative and fragmented imagery. Currently, I am exploring several antiquarian processes including lumen printing and photo-encaustic. My work (exhibited since 1990) first received notice during the era of early experimentations with digital imaging and has appeared in numerous publications.