Eluvium by Meghann Ripenhoff
Meghann Riepenhoff (American, born 1979), Eluvium, 2012, pigmented inkjet prints in book form, 6 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches, gift of Cameron McCord, 2013.429.
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Riepenhoff explains her process for Eluvium: "To create these images, I cast sand on sheets of light-sensitive paper in the dark. I then spoke, sang, cried, and otherwise generated breath in almost touching proximity to the paper, my actions moving the sand into formations. I exposed and processed the paper, titling each image after what I said or did to create it.”
one deep breath
protest scream
yell
sigh
trying to cry
climax
singing redemption song, one chorus
laughing
burp
shriek
“fuck”
“fuck”
“i love you”
coughing
“om”
one sob
“Mylo”
“we split up”
“don’t do this”
forceful exhale
“ending”
absence of sound with quiet resignation
absence of sound with more light
absence of material (sand)
Meghann Riepenhoff (American, born 1979), Eluvium, 2012, pigmented inkjet prints in book form, 6 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches, gift of Cameron McCord, 2013.429.