Calaeno
V. Elizabeth Turk
American, born 1945

Details
Title
Calaeno
Artist/Maker
V. Elizabeth Turk (American, born 1945)
Date
2018
Medium
Van Dyke print
Dimensions
47 × 34 inches
Credit
Purchase with funds from Lucinda W. Bunnen for the Bunnen Collection
Accession #
2019.182
On View
Currently not on view
V. Elizabeth Turk is an Atlanta-based photographer whose work explores the connections between the human body and the natural world. To make this print, Turk used an analogue process from the 1800s that involves coating a large sheet of paper with light-sensitive chemicals. She then arranged her model on top of the sheet and exposed it to light, creating a ghostly silhouette, before repeating the exposure with plants. The resulting photogram is a unique, brown-toned image in which botanical forms chaotically intersect with the body, alluding to bones, veins, and skin and suggesting a visceral bond between humans and the environment.
Image Copyright
© Elizabeth Turk.
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