Ephemerata: Solo Show, 2002
Ephemerata: Fragmented Images of the Natural World
A Photographic Meditation
Jan Kapoor
Moving Spirits Studios and Gallery
1025 Edgewood Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30307
(404)523-1647
Across from Inman Park MARTA Station
August 25 to September 20, 2002
Artist reception: August 25, 2002, 6 to 9 pm
Artist Statement
This body of work reflects my abiding interest in the natural world, and in the fragmented way in which we tend to see the world around us. More often than not, we lack the patience to really observe natural phenomena. We catch tantalizing glimpses of details here and there, but fail to put them all together into a unified whole.
The idea of fragmented perception is furthered in this work by the physical structure of the images, each of which consists of a sequence of five hanging scrolls, each section slightly separated from the others. As the viewer approaches an image, and focuses on a small area of just one scroll, the appearance of recognizable reality fades; abstraction increases. In this way the work also evokes the elusive, imperfect character of the natural world, the elements of which are in a continual state of metamorphosis.
As the scrolls hang freely from the ceiling, trembling with the slightest breath of air, the translucent quality of the material suggests ephemerality and fragility. The non-archival nature of the inks used in printing also contributes to the ideas of ephemerality, impermanence and metamorphosis. Over time, the images will undoubtedly change, perhaps to fade partially or even disappear completely from view.
A Photographic Meditation
Jan Kapoor
Moving Spirits Studios and Gallery
1025 Edgewood Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30307
(404)523-1647
Across from Inman Park MARTA Station
August 25 to September 20, 2002
Artist reception: August 25, 2002, 6 to 9 pm
Artist Statement
This body of work reflects my abiding interest in the natural world, and in the fragmented way in which we tend to see the world around us. More often than not, we lack the patience to really observe natural phenomena. We catch tantalizing glimpses of details here and there, but fail to put them all together into a unified whole.
The idea of fragmented perception is furthered in this work by the physical structure of the images, each of which consists of a sequence of five hanging scrolls, each section slightly separated from the others. As the viewer approaches an image, and focuses on a small area of just one scroll, the appearance of recognizable reality fades; abstraction increases. In this way the work also evokes the elusive, imperfect character of the natural world, the elements of which are in a continual state of metamorphosis.
As the scrolls hang freely from the ceiling, trembling with the slightest breath of air, the translucent quality of the material suggests ephemerality and fragility. The non-archival nature of the inks used in printing also contributes to the ideas of ephemerality, impermanence and metamorphosis. Over time, the images will undoubtedly change, perhaps to fade partially or even disappear completely from view.