These are interesting times. Times of change. When I started this series several years ago, change was definitely in the air, but all was 'kinda' okay. That is not the case today. In the last 3 years I have lost all of the photographic materials that I have used. I first lost my paper, Agfa 118, when Agfa ceased manufacturing all photographic materials. Earlier this year (2008), Polaroid announced that it would no longer manufacture its instant films. This has been a devastating blow to artists and the photographic community.

The images that you will find in my new series, The Pelvis, are entirely shot in color. The images are shot on a low-tech digital point and shoot camera. I'm trying to embrace this new digital way of working and I am grateful that I have found an application for it within my work.

I wanted the color palette to be very specific and compressed: feelings of blues, silver greys, as well as desaturated yellows, greens, and other dark hues. I have always had a great love for the Danish painter Vilhelm Hammershøi. His work is haunting and cinematic, and his choice of a misty compressed palette is awe-inspiring. I also love his architectural references and the austere nature of them. His work is restrained, mysterious and non-confrontational, as the sitters' faces are rarely seen. His world is a world based on observation. You, the viewer, is given access to an intimacy that you otherwise wouldn't have.

I was thrilled when the Royal Academy of Arts presented a major retrospective of his work this summer. I urge you to see this breathtaking show.

Please click image to learn more about Hammershøi.