To Capture a Shadow
Carla Shapiro initiated this body of work in response to personal loss. In silence and solitude, she began photographing the trees around her, their beauty, a balm for her sorrow. In the studio, out of frustration and intermittent waves of grief, she started scratching her negatives and platinum/palladium prints with sandpaper, rubbing the surfaces as both an act of destruction and an attempt to expunge her deepest emotions. Ironically, the damage she inflicted went beyond catharsis. It transformed her images into magical illuminations.
Shapiro prints her images in platinum/palladium, a 19th century technique where the emulsion is absorbed into the fiber of the paper. Platinum/palladium prints are known for their rich tones, archival stability and unique impressions.
See Bio and Resume below.
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A Swirl of Warm Air by Carla Shapiro Sanded Platinum/Palladium Print, unique, approx 8″x8″, Framed – $800
A Dark Dreamless Sleep, by Carla Shapiro, Sanded Platinum/Palladium Print, unique, approx 8″x8″, Framed – $800
A Deafening Silence, by Carla Shapiro, Sanded Platinum/Palladium Print, unique, approx 8″x8″, Framed – $800
An Unfinished Poem, by Carla Shapiro, Sanded Platinum/Palladium Print, unique, approx 8″x8″, Framed – $800
Naturally I Miss Color, by Carla Shapiro, Sanded Platinum/Palladium Print, unique, approx 8″x8″, Framed – $800
There Was Just Enough Light, by Carla Shapiro, Sanded Platinum/Palladium Print, unique, approx 8″x8″, Framed – $800
Dawn Was Breaking, by Carla Shapiro, Sanded Platinum/Palladium Print, unique, approx 8″x8″, Framed – $800
It is a Miracle, by Carla Shapiro, Sanded Platinum/Palladium Print, unique, approx 8″x8″, Framed – $800
Longmire, by Carla Shapiro, Sanded Platinum/Palladium Print, unique, approx 8″x8″, Framed – $800
Lull Us Like a Dream, by Carla Shapiro, Sanded Platinum/Palladium Print, unique, approx 8″x8″, Framed – $800
The Blush Shadows of Early Morning, by Carla Shapiro, Sanded Platinum/Palladium Print, unique, approx 8″x8″, Framed – $800
Nothing is Truly Nothing, by Carla Shapiro, Sanded Platinum/Palladium Print, unique, approx 8″x8″, Framed – $800
Promises and Secrets, by Carla Shapiro, Sanded Platinum/Palladium Print, unique, approx 8″x8″, Framed – $800
Sings to Itself With Rain, by Carla Shapiro, Sanded Platinum/Palladium Print, unique, approx 8″x8″, Framed – $800
Lost in Time, by Carla Shapiro, Sanded Platinum/Palladium Print, unique, approx 8″x8″, Framed – $800
The Cold Air Smelled of Sweetness, by Carla Shapiro, Sanded Platinum/Palladium Print, unique, approx 8″x8″, Framed – $800
The Prospect of Freezing, by Carla Shapiro, Sanded Platinum/Palladium Print, unique, approx 8″x8″, Framed – $800
A Swirl of Warm Air, by Carla Shapiro, Sanded Platinum/Palladium Print, unique, approx 8″x8″ Framed -16″x16″ $800
Bio: Carla Shapiro of upstate New York has been a visual artist working in photography for over twenty-five years. Her portfolios include photographic, mixed media and multi-media explorations about woman, aging, longing, beauty and decay.
Carla’s work has been shown nationally and internationally. She has received numerous awards including The Center for Photography at Woodstock, The Golden Light Awards at Maine Photographic Workshops, New Jersey Council on the Arts, New York Foundation for the Arts, (2 times), and The O’Conner Foundation. She has attended many artists’ residencies including The MacDowell Colony (6 times) and Yaddo.
Resume: Carla Shapiro