Hernease Davis
I have been working with images of black plastic bags. I first started collecting these bags off of the street when I moved to Harlem. This being my 10th home in 5 years, I felt dislocated, lonely, and tired of transition. I took to these objects as a type of landmark of my new neighborhood. They were everywhere, and I could not help but pick them up. I fell in love with these bags as common floating objects that I could ground in photography, my own familiar territory. I work with these bags and their images in the studio and the darkroom, which are environments I can control. Even though I have been exploring these black plastic bags for quite some time now, I have only recently realized that my obsession lies with my desire to establish their permanence, something I have not felt in years.
Work by Hernease Davis. See more here.
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