Abstract:
ABSTRACT
THE TEMPORAL NATURE OF THINGS
by
Jennifer Linnea Daly
Master of Fine Arts in Art
California State University, Chico
Summer 2009
The exhibition, The Temporal Nature of Things, is an exploration of sustainable
art-making and its contemplative properties using recycled and renewable materials
to create anthotype prints. Anthotypes allow for an exploration of the temporal nature of
the landscape and the effects of time and light on the natural world. The images, simple,
formal compositions on a light or dark background, are a deconstruction of the larger
landscape allowing for contemplation of the individual parts. As anthotypes, the images
have a finite lifetime and like the actual plants themselves, continue to change during
their existence eventually fading into oblivion. As this work is concentrated on photographing
the landscape, I’ve needed to think about my impact on the environment around
me. I can’t talk about the environment without considering the materials I am using. The
work should create a dialog, inciting a new look at the world and how we exist in it.
