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| And I Hang In The Curtain And I Sleep In Your Hat |
I was attracted to Polly Chandler's work as soon as I saw it in Fraction Magazine's most recent issue. I was kind of turned off by the titles, but once I "got" that they are lines from various Tom Waits songs, I felt okay about them. I'm a big Tom Waits fan. AndI think these photographs are pretty gorgeous. So I was a happy viewer and thought I'd share.
Polly Chandler grew up in Southern Illinois and
graduated with an MFA in photography from Southern Illinois University. She has
exhibited her work nationally, and her photographs have been published in magazines
such as Photo District News, American Photo and B&W Magazine. Polly now
lives in Austin, Texas and continues to make photographs as well as strives to
challenge herself in her work. About her body of work, she says 'There are
those occurrences that sit with us and settle into who we are. Some are more
forceful than others. I am seeking to explore those identifiable instances that
seem to slow time, and through my photographs, share the understanding of these
moments.'
'My latest project is a series of narratives based on my personal
interpretations of the music and lyrics by the singer-song writer, Tom Waits.
Over the past few years I have endeavored on a project that filters and renders
my experiences, emotions and quest for purpose, through my understanding of his
music. It is often simply a single line from a song that will spark an idea.
All of the images included in this project were taken with a Large
Format Toyo CX45 View camera using Polaroid Type 55 film (which is now
discontinued, although I stocked up on the film when the rumors first started
that it was going to disappear). I will often location scout using a point and
shoot camera, then make sketches later until an idea fully forms, and
eventually make the photograph. I process my film in the chemistry on location,
photographing until I get the shot that is just right.
My photographs represent, among other things, my experience and
interpretation of a particular place and moment in time (ultimately
representing myself). All of my images are done through the camera. There is no
digital manipulation aside from some levels adjusting.
For me, part of challenging myself as a photographer is to create the
image I'm looking for while in the field, creating in the camera and exposing
on the negative.
I
also print full frame (meaning I do not crop the edges of the negative) to show
that I pay close attention to every detail within my frame; including the very
edges. Photographing this way does slow everything down and the subject has to
pay close attention to the process of making the photograph along with me, so
it's a very collaborative process, which I like.'
- Polly Chandler (from Fraction Magazine, Issue #52)
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| And If I Have To Go, Will You Remember Me |
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| And The Sea Turns Into A Mirror |
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Will You Lose The Flowers, Hold Onto The Vase
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| You Dreamed Me Up And Left Me Here |
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| Take Back These Wings |
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Along An Icy Pond
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