constructed negatives
Constructed negatives are mosaics of photographic film.
Each is a large format negative assembled from smaller 35mm and medium format film fragments.
The original negatives are cut apart and reassembled over a light table into a larger image. This “constructed negative” can then be enlarged in a traditional darkroom or scanned as a digital artifact.
This work explores the way in which our unique experiences shape our reality. Photographic film is a first-hand witness to the the photons that it touches, and it is forever changed by them. Individually, each exposure is a single experience, in a singular place and time. Together, they form a larger context, where each fragment fills a niche, shaped by and shaping the whole.