Grace (1998)

My MFA thesis work Grace was in part conceptually inspired by the French philosopher Henri Bergsons theories of Time as fractionate and infinitesimal The structural concerns of Grace were pursuing questions of fractured invisible time and representations of form and motion The deeper and more personal subject pursued issues of flesh mortality and sexuality Visual inspirations included artists such as photographers Julia Margaret Cameron Joel Peter Witkin and artist Joseph Beuys I worked with an actress optical printing projection underthecamera and stopmotion animationLorelei Pepi