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Over the course of three months in autumn season, dead squirrels were located by the side of the road and photographed under uniform light and circumstances. The medium-format film captures an intimate degree of detail and when printed at life-size, each portrait becomes an opportunity to adore what was once (fatally) overlooked.
The canvas-like prints also contain abstract expressionist "action painting" qualities with their rhythmic backdrops and the romanticist depiction of nature. Yet unlike in traditional ab-ex works, there is an intentional humor in these images which narrowly intersects the innately morbid qualities of the flattened carcases.
While photographs of dead animals are a long-running tale in the history of photography, cigarette butts and pavement serve as an urban departure point from Frederick Sommer's pioneering photographs of dead desert animals.
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As Sir Norman Foster's fourth project based in the States was erected, the construction site was photographed exclusively at night during a six month period using both 35 mm and 4 x 5 film. The final structure, known as The Clark Center, is a hub for interdisciplinary scientific research and the developing laboratories reflected this range of use.
