I’ve been making more and more 7 second impressions using both a graflex D and an old sears Delmar box camera. I set the camera on a tripod or hand hold it and count to 7.
the film is developed in home brew caffenol made with sumatran coffee beans roasted in a wok on the driveway. I add other things to the caffenol when it’s being made waterlogged washing soda and vitamin c until it foams.
recently I returned back to a few places I have visited over the years that are going through physical changes. one was the site of an ice cream stand (carvel) which was a fish store and eventually a hamburger joint/bar, there’s nothing there now after the site was demolished. the other was a long strip of land that had retail structures on it, as well as city owned things for the local airport and water company. now it’s vacant and overgrown with weeds and pavement.
I’ve also been stopping on the side of the road when something grabs me
if you’d like to see this work in person or in small book form, I will be participating in an open studios with artists throughout RI called Open Studio Design Week the first week of September and have tangible images.
