Gary Fisher
Cloud Studies
©2017-2024 Gary Fisher
Temporal Shift Series - 2019-2023
Temporal Shift #9, 2019, 7" x 12"
C 2019 Gary Fisher
in camera dye diffusion photographs of the overhead sky at two instants of time
in camera dye diffusion photographs of the overhead sky at two instants of time
Temporal Shift #31, 2019, 7" x 12"
C 2019 Gary Fisher
in camera dye diffusion photographs of the overhead sky at two instants of time
in camera dye diffusion photographs of the overhead sky at two instants of time
In 2019 I began a new series of time sequences of cloud phenomena. For me these sequences are a metaphor for change and the difficulty of staying in the moment. Beyond this, the primary driver of this work is to provoke an emotional response when viewing the sequence - a part of which stems from the sometimes subtle relationship between the cloud formations from one photograph to the next.
The foundation for this work stemmed from photographic cloud sequences I made in the 1970's and 1990's. The images in this recent (and on-going) series were made in Southern California, the Sierra, and the Mohave desert. The scale of these images is intimate, forcing the viewer to engage with them from a close perspective. Each of the photographs is an original, one-off, in-camera dye diffusion print. Being original images enhances the temporal immediacy of this work.
Below are two pairs in the series.