Calaeno

Description

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.