Knots Jennifer Brandon Interviewed by Kija Lucas Where does this body of work stem from? We connect to a favorite blanket, pillow, sweater, to our bed. They become a part of our emotional lives and put us at ease when we are distressed. I had been collecting materials and objects with associations to this connection, looking for evidence of their [...]
Anthotype Dress Christine Elfman Interviewed by Kija Lucas What is the role of history in your work both in terms of concept and process? History tells me what a thing is made of, its origins, past, meaning over time. I am interested in how things are made and where they come from. Many of my projects [...]
With an Ordinary Movement David W Johnson interviewed by Kija Lucas Where did this body of work stem from? I’d previously been working in series, or progressions of multiple images, as a way of marking the subtle changes in a given environment over time. I would shoot an entire roll of film from a tripod in a fixed location, never [...]
Black Boots Ink will be represented at this year’s San Francisco Zine fest. Please come check us out if you are in the area!
We were happy to take part in the Camera Club of New York‘s Second Annual Zine and Self-Published Photo Book Fair organized by Lindsey Castillo on Saturday, July 16 & Sunday, July 17, 2011, 12-6pm. The zine and self-published photo book is a contemporary approach to photography in its published form, celebrating the book as well as offering artists a [...]
Dan Farnum was born in the blue-collar town of Saginaw, Michigan. His photographs address the American experience, landscape, and culture and have been showcased nationally in several exhibitions and galleries in San Francisco, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and New York. He received his MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and BFA from the University of Michigan. He is currently a [...]
India Shane Powers Tell me about your “India,” series. What lead you to India? What did you learn from your travels, people, environment? A: I spent nearly 4 months in India in late 2010, early 2011. I was teaching classes in a private photography college nestled among the tea plantations high in the Southern mountain ranges of Tamil Nadu. I [...]
We would like to thank everyone for coming out to join us at the panel discussion at San Francisco Camerawork to meet the photographers who participated in Magazine No. 2: Shakti which featured the work of Nancy Ahn, Elena Carrasco, Rory Hejtmanek, Melissa Kitson, Eva Kokopeli, Karna Kurata, Jessica Lifland, Kija Lucas, Pernilla Persson, Karla Tarin, Rikki Ward, and Ariel [...]
Sinews Mercedes Dorame Interview by Kija Lucas These objects could just as easily be shown three dimensionally, why is it important that they are seen in photographs? This question is one that I asked myself often when making this work. I questioned the use of the camera completely and experimented with the objects as installation. The photographs that remain do [...]
his was my second trip back to Japan. What led me back was a beautiful, different, and kind family from Fukushima, the Ishii family. The Ishii family had guided me, helped me, and inspired me in my life as well as in my photography. Like in some families and in some cultures, the Japanese find it very hard to accept strangers.
