Ghost-Written
Ghost-Written is flexible in that it can be adapted to a specific space. In this context, we used the corridor to address compression by utilizing the narrow space. Physical painted stripes invite the viewer to confront the images in a different way by alluding to the history of salon style installation, display of family portraiture, and the nature of trophy photography.
Narratives in the photographs are embedded like any other hidden history; they reveal themselves through interaction with the viewer. Fiction created within this dialogue completes the link of communication. Prints are selected from hundreds of vintage photographs collected over 26 years. Physically, the images are scanned, magnified, silkscreened with a translucent layer of historic wallpaper pattern, and cut. These appropriated studio portraits act as metaphors for different situations and provoke questions upon viewing. Whether depicting two men engaged in fraternal camaraderie or a young boy in costume, each image conceals and reveals fragments of a story.