honorable mention
Patty Maher
title
Ghosts
Each piece is a collage of original photos and paintings.
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entry description
This series is an exploration of those things that exist beyond the physical. Whether it is something that influences us such as the personal or collective unconscious, something we build or grow as we move through our lives, or something beyond - this series attempts to represent those things that are unseen, sometimes unknown and often unexpressed.Each piece is a collage of original photos and paintings.
about the photographer
Patty Maher is an internationally recognized, award winning fine art and conceptual photographer based in Caledon, Ontario. The inspiration for her photography comes from an exploration of storytelling in both natural and urban settings. Working primarily through staged self-portraiture and portraiture Patty is widely known for hiding or obscuring the faces of her subjects using only posture, gesture, symbol and colour to convey emotion. Her photography disrupts the boundaries between real life and the otherworldly, the surreal and the fantastic, and envision the world in a transformative light. In telling these stories she invites the viewer to become a co-creator in meaning, leaving the stories open ended but touching on basic and universal emotions.back to gallery