Tara Fracalossi 'Postcards to Myself' (October 4/5)
Postcards to Myself (October 4/5 - foliage/sky) 2020-21 Archival Inkjet Print on Dibond 8 x 12 inches Artist proof
Artist Statement
The ongoing work, Postcards to Myself, is a byproduct of quarantine. With limited access to both the larger world as well as printing facilities, these postcards, shot with my iPhone 7, document my daily small world goings-on while utilizing online consumer printing services and the US Postal Service. In turn, when possible, the postcard images are re-photographed with my DSLR, cropped and enlarged as ‘fine art’ prints – embracing, emphasizing and inverting the low-quality printing of the ‘original’ post cards. Works are titled according to the dates and subject matter of the original postcards.
Artist Bio
Tara Fracalossi’s photographic works explore the nature and meaning of photography, archives and language. Her work has been exhibited widely including solo and group exhibits at Masters&Pelavin, NYC; Smack Mellon, Brooklyn; Governor’s Island Art Fair, NYC; University of the Arts, Philadelphia; Foto-Fest, Houston; WUK, Vienna; Cyprián Majerník Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia; Cultuurcentrum De Steiger, Belgium; Spring Break Art Fair, NYC and LabSpace, Hillsdale, NY. Fracalossi has received two Photographer’s Fund Fellowships from the Center for Photography at Woodstock, a Fulbright travel grant, Faculty Development Creative Project Grants, and several SOS grants from the NY. She lives and works in Kinderhook, NY.
Postcards to Myself (October 4/5 - foliage/sky) 2020-21 Archival Inkjet Print on Dibond 8 x 12 inches Artist proof
Artist Statement
The ongoing work, Postcards to Myself, is a byproduct of quarantine. With limited access to both the larger world as well as printing facilities, these postcards, shot with my iPhone 7, document my daily small world goings-on while utilizing online consumer printing services and the US Postal Service. In turn, when possible, the postcard images are re-photographed with my DSLR, cropped and enlarged as ‘fine art’ prints – embracing, emphasizing and inverting the low-quality printing of the ‘original’ post cards. Works are titled according to the dates and subject matter of the original postcards.
Artist Bio
Tara Fracalossi’s photographic works explore the nature and meaning of photography, archives and language. Her work has been exhibited widely including solo and group exhibits at Masters&Pelavin, NYC; Smack Mellon, Brooklyn; Governor’s Island Art Fair, NYC; University of the Arts, Philadelphia; Foto-Fest, Houston; WUK, Vienna; Cyprián Majerník Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia; Cultuurcentrum De Steiger, Belgium; Spring Break Art Fair, NYC and LabSpace, Hillsdale, NY. Fracalossi has received two Photographer’s Fund Fellowships from the Center for Photography at Woodstock, a Fulbright travel grant, Faculty Development Creative Project Grants, and several SOS grants from the NY. She lives and works in Kinderhook, NY.
Postcards to Myself (October 4/5 - foliage/sky) 2020-21 Archival Inkjet Print on Dibond 8 x 12 inches Artist proof
Artist Statement
The ongoing work, Postcards to Myself, is a byproduct of quarantine. With limited access to both the larger world as well as printing facilities, these postcards, shot with my iPhone 7, document my daily small world goings-on while utilizing online consumer printing services and the US Postal Service. In turn, when possible, the postcard images are re-photographed with my DSLR, cropped and enlarged as ‘fine art’ prints – embracing, emphasizing and inverting the low-quality printing of the ‘original’ post cards. Works are titled according to the dates and subject matter of the original postcards.
Artist Bio
Tara Fracalossi’s photographic works explore the nature and meaning of photography, archives and language. Her work has been exhibited widely including solo and group exhibits at Masters&Pelavin, NYC; Smack Mellon, Brooklyn; Governor’s Island Art Fair, NYC; University of the Arts, Philadelphia; Foto-Fest, Houston; WUK, Vienna; Cyprián Majerník Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia; Cultuurcentrum De Steiger, Belgium; Spring Break Art Fair, NYC and LabSpace, Hillsdale, NY. Fracalossi has received two Photographer’s Fund Fellowships from the Center for Photography at Woodstock, a Fulbright travel grant, Faculty Development Creative Project Grants, and several SOS grants from the NY. She lives and works in Kinderhook, NY.