Under some bright lights with Daniel Carrillo

I just got back from a photo session with Daniel Carrillo. He's shown his brilliant mezzotints and etchings around town before (in fact, he's got some work in the upcoming show at Davidson Galleries), but lately he's been spending a lot of time behind a beautiful old camera with a 90-year-old lens, making wet-plate collodion ambrotype portraits of local artists. The images are exposed on glass plates which are then backed with black paper or board; the result is ethereal, an image barely palpable and incredibly delicate.

Here are some snapshots taken during the session. More here. Emily Pothast recently wrote about her experience on her blog as well.

(In retrospect, I can't help but quote - and thoroughly agree with - Barthes: "This headrest was the pedestal of the statue I would become, the corset of my imaginary essence.")








(photos by Damon Mori)

Comments

[Mandygreer.wordpress.com]

lovely.....

[Susanna]

This project is so amazing.

[Amanda]

I know! I can't wait to see all the images that will eventually emerge....I think Daniel said he's developed about 100 plates so far, and he's only just begun.