BRYAN GRAF – FIELD RECORDINGS
2011-06-27The title of the show refers to a term for audio recordings made outside of the studio, sometimes involving the ambient sounds of nature. In this instance it refers to the onsite interactions of photographic materials with a particular place.
The body of work, Wildlife Analysis, was made in the woods and swamps around New Jersey. While photographing these places with black and white film, Graf used unexposed color film to record the direct contact of ambient light flooding onto the film without the use of a lens. Graf then uses the exposed color film as a composite layer in the darkroom. Using these tools he take us on a hallucinatory trip through his native landscape. The images themselves are obstructed by a river of intoxicating hues, blending and shifting as they wash across the prints.
Additionally, a selection of Polaroids, from The Sun Room: Interchanges, B-Sides & Remixes series gives us a glimpse into Graf’s studio practice. He refers to these images as “sketches” made in and around his studio, which doubles as a sun room for plants in the spring and summer months. These images are small-scale experiments made over the past four years while he was working on various projects.
Exhibition runs through to July 15th, 2011
Yancey Richardson Gallery
535 West 22nd Street 3rd floor
New York
NY
10011
