NEGATIVE SPACE: A SERIES OF 15 DIGIGRAPHS

 

Michael Fulks in his Composition...A Primer on Positive and Negative space states: "...negative space is the space that is not your subject...The negative space is defined by the edges of the positive space and the frame or border. [...] Sometimes the negative space is completely bounded by the positive space. What is important also to note is that the negative space also defines our subject. " "You want him [the viewer] to discover things that might not be so obvious."

I have entitled this series of digigraphs "Negative Space" in a somewhat philisophical extension of the original concept. Much of what you see here are not the usual subjects for urban photography; they are not even the ubiquitous street scenes of local or exotic places. But they are as universal as air . Most urban centers have these sights. We walk over them, by them, through them and never notice them. They are not the skyscrapers or streets of interest but they define the space of these major events called cities. They support the entire image as well as the entire reality of the city as microcosim.

Candace Carman

 

Digigraphs, explain Candace, are digitally manipulated photographs. In the one you can see on the right, called 'The Sidewalks Beneath Our Feet', Candace have used an original photo of the sidewalk and then worked on several impressions of same to give the impression of the aging of a sidewalk as peoples' feet trod it down and ultimately out. (Please click on the digigraph to enlarge it).

Candace Carman
ccael77@yahoo.com

Born on 9-11-52 in Winnipeg, Canada. A published author and poet, she is a member of International PEN Canada and formerly a member of The League of Canadian Poets. During her life she has worked in many different fields from assembly line worker in a wok factory, piano teacher, executive secretary to court reporter. Her art work can be found in collections ranging from Canada, the US, Scotland and Israel. Since 1990 Candace Carman has focused on developing her skills in photography and creating a body of work. Much of her work is in black and white or monochrome. Her photography website is in transition at the moment.
You can see her work at http://www.candacecarman.com

As of January 2003 Candace will be affilated with GalleryPrint.com which will market some of her fine art photographs and images. As well, there is a small portfolio on display at Zone Zero Portfolios and at H2O GFX Design & Galleries Her stock photography prints are available through PhotoAlert . For several years she had been active on the Photoforum Photography List associated with the Rochester Institute of Technology's Department of Photography moderated by Professor Andrew Davidhazy .

Born and raised in Canada, she moved to the United States in 2001 to continue her work with photography.