Amanda Marchand
For the Birds: Rusty Blackbird Redux, 2020
Photo Papers: Oriental VC FB II warm Berger Glossy N (46863) Variable CB; Foma V 212 matt; Illford MG; IV RC deluxe pearl; Illford Illfobrom FD 3 Gloss; Foma FB Matt; Oriental VC RC 3 Pearl; Illford MG IV; FB MG F.1K; Illford MG Classic matt; Illford MG FB.1P gloss; Kodak Polyfiber FD cat 1862200; Kodak Polymax Fine Art FD cat 8766040; Illford Warmtone MG RC pearl; Illford MG Classic FB
65 x 36 inches
Courtesy of the artist
$4000
(20% of proceeds would go to Equal Justice Initiative)
Location:Ivry Sur le Lac, Quebec (Canada) J8C 2Z7
Artist’s description:
This site-specific piece is literally “for the birds.” It is up high in the trees and in a secluded place in the woods, where very few people ever pass. The Rusty Quebec Blackbird is an endangered species, down by 90% from where it was in Quebec in the 1970’s. For several years, I have been making abstract photograms of birds, ferns, and wildflowers on the endangered species list. I was thinking and reading about race in America when I made this work. It's not front and center, but I chose the blackbird after the Beatles song “Blackbird,” which aligned with the civil rights movement at the time.
This piece employs lumen printing, a simple photographic process that draws latent color from black & white photo papers. This collaged photogram is made by exposing many different brands of black & white photo paper to sunlight to create the color, then scanning these fugitive colors, reprinting them, and cutting them out. This work is displayed in a window at the cabin in the woods in Quebec, Canada where I have been sheltering in place since mid-March.
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