The Distance Between A Handshake
Using the discarded archive of a lithographers union, from the early 30s to the late 50s as a starting point, The Distance Between a Handshake is an ongoing series that proposes alternative uses for an archive. Through various alterations to the prints, It questions the collective ownership of historical documents and the role of the archivist in presenting them.
The pieces become redacted and altered in ways that subvert the original intentions of the photographer and create newer images through the destruction of themselves. Archival preservation practices are purposely subverted with the intention that over time the interaction of the artist with the archive will inevitably cause damage to the original photographs leaving further traces of the intervention into the archive.
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Crowd Study 18
Silver Gelatin Print
8.5" x 10.5"
2016
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Crowd Study 25
Silver Gelatin Print
8.5" x 10.5"
2016
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Crowd Study 15
Silver Gelatin Print, Tape
10.5" x 10.5"
2016
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Handshake Study 03
Silver Gelatin Print
8.5" x 10.5"
2016
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Crowd Study 09
Silver Gelatin Print
8.5" x 10.5"
2016
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Focus Study 07
Silver Gelatin Print
8.5" x 14.5"
2016
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Handshake Study 01
Silver Gelatin Print
8.5" x 10.5"
2016
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Handshake Study 02
Silver Gelatin Print
8.5" x 10.5"
2016
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Crowd Study 03
Silver Gelatin Print
8.5" x 10.5"
2015
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Crowd Study 07
Silver Gelatin Print
3.5" x 5"
2015
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Laugh
Silver Gelatin Print, Matte Board
4" x 5"
2016
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Focus Study 05
Silver Gelatin Print, Tape
5" x 7"
2016
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Focus Study 03
Silver Gelatin Print, Tape
4.5" x 3.5"
2016
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Crowd Study 13
Silver Gelatin Print
4.5" x 3.5"
2016
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Crowd Study 11
Silver Gelatin Print, Tape
8.5" x 14"
2015
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Handshake Study 05
Silver Gelatin Print, Paper, Staple
8.5" x 10.5"
2015
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Focus Study 02
Silver Gelatin Print, Tape
8" x 10"
2016
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Focus Study 01
Silver Gelatin Print, Tape
2.75" x 3.75"
2016
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Focus Study 04
Silver Gelatin Print, Tape
25" x 13"
2015
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Gift Study 03
Silver Gelatin Print, Tape
10.5" x 12"
2015
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Gift Study 02
Silver Gelatin Print
8.5" x 10.5"
2015
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Long Family
Silver Gelatin Print, Tape
10.5" x 13"
2015
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Crowd Study 01
Silver Gelatin Prints, Tape
10" x 11"
2015
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Crowd Study 02
Silver Gelatin Print
8.5" x 10.5"
2015
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Gift Study 04
Silver Gelatin Print, Paperclip, Paper
8.5" x 10.5"
2015
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Crowd Study 06
Sliver Gelatin Print, Tape
3.5" x 6"
2015
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Silver Gelatin Print
3.5" x 5"
2015
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Silver Gelatin Print
3.5" x 4.4"
2015
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Silver Gelatin Print, Staple, Paper
3.5" x 6"
2016
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Crowd Study 10
Silver Gelatin Print, Tape
4" x 4.4"
2015
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