ARTIST STATEMENT
My work in photography and textile media explores the notion of place and engenders aspects of memory, time, loss, transformation, and renewal. In July of 2022 I rented a house on the Delaware shore with my extended family after many months of separation due to the pandemic. The backyard of the rental home borders the Prime Hook Wildlife Refuge, and on the second evening of our stay the skies opened to an intensely dramatic lightning storm—the refuge offered an expansive view of the cloudburst. The storm’s outburst seemed to mimic energy released from the stress of the pandemic, which was exhilarating and had a cleansing effect. There are many variables in the 19th C. cyanotype and gum bichromate photo processes I use that make it impossible to predict exact outcomes; each print is distinct and I enjoy this aspect of the practice.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Christine LoFaso lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico and is Professor Emeritus of Art, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois. She has an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts, Individual Artist Fellowship. Additional honors include: Bemis Foundation Artist Residency, US-Japan Cultural Fellowship, CRETA Rome Artist Residency, and Individual Artist Grants from the Illinois State Arts Council and the Rhode Island State Arts Council. She has participated in several exhibitions throughout the United States and internationally.
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