SUSAN DUNKERLEY

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For more details about Susan Dunkerley's work contact Eli VandenBerg, Gallery Store Manager - 215 735-6090 x1 or email evandenberg@printcenter.org

Susan Dunkerley Ark, 1999 Toned Gelatin Silver Print Image: 16.25” x 12.5” Mat: 20" x 16"

Susan Dunkerley
Unlike other photographers who manipulate light to create a perfect picture, Susan Dunkerley relinquishes all control over her light source. Instead, she relies only on daylight to shine through her studio window and to provide the direct light source for her three-dimensional still-lifes. Dunkerley creates each still-life using her window as the frame for the final image. The image is a compilation common domestic items she gathers. The daylight, or lack thereof, illuminates the scene from behind. Dunkerley watches the natural light change the composition’s tonal values. The brief moment when the light finds the right balance between the bright lights and dark shadows, Dunkerley clicks the shutter. She then dissembles the still-life. What remains is both a documentation of the moment and more importantly, an image which opens us up to a new world and puts our imagination into motion.