Elizabeth Stone. Negative / Positive NS 23.

I am drawn to the inherent transformative power of the photographic medium. I never cease to revel in discovery and wonder when common subjects are renewed with light and close scrutiny, whether it is a blade of grass, frost patterns on a windshield or my own photographic materials.

This image is from my series Negative / Positive. In this project I build temporary sculptures using my film negatives and slides, plastic negative sleeves and empty slide mounts. These small sculptures are illuminated solely by two old light boxes, and photographed with a macro lens. Landforms emerge from the edges of these constructions and I think about how we define the landscape. The colors and light are reminiscent of the landscapes in my dreams as I wander from one meadow to the next. It is through this process of reduction and abstraction that I get a glimpse of the sublime and when I do, it feels like home.