Strings Attached

• Prize
  Gold in Fine Art/Still Life
• Photographer
  Ellen Garvens
• Agency / Studio
  University Of Washington
• Technical Info
  Ink Jet Prints On Archival Paper Of Various Sizes
• Photo Date
  2018

My photographs record three dimensional installations that mimic drawing and create illusion and perceptual uncertainty. I am thinking about a favorite cousin and a close friend both in the throes of degenerative brain diseases. What a solitary experience to lose what the rest of us take for granted; the ability to verbally communicate, ability to understand visual experience and space, the joy of mobility. Their spirit is well communicated – still a sense of humor and a twinkle in their eyes. In the face of loss, the beauty of playfulness is what these longtime friends continue to share.