J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Odette England, Jennifer Garza-Cuen and Susan Bright
Episode #52, Summary
Past Paper//Present Marks compiles collaborative process experiments by Jennifer Garza-Cuen and Odette England during a week-long Rauschenberg Residency.
Episode Notes
Luscious, otherworldly photograms result from the artists’ authentic exploration to discover the latent possibilities within the expired paper and crystalline chemistry in Rauschenberg’s darkroom. Exposed to the elements of the sun, or moon, floating in his saltwater pool, the abstract images form a unique lexicon— releasing fluid considerations into the nature of paradox.
In this conversation, Jennifer and Odette discuss, among other things:
Collaboration
Inherent trust
Being reckless
Being process driven
Allowing the material to speak for itself
The social journey of a photograph
Playing vs working
Simplicity
Growing understanding
Undoneness
Referenced in the episode
Photography and Collaboration: From Conceptual Art to Crowdsourcing by Daniel Palmer
Lacuna Park: Essays and Other Adventures in Photography by Nicholas Muellner
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
Published by Radius Books