| Rebecca Meyers |
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| My mother tells me that I was always an observer. As a child, I would sit perfectly still for hours, without talking, without moving anything but my eyes, and just watch. This need to observe has guided my whole life. |
I always travelled alone. My camera became my companion. It was my journal, my confidant, my storyteller, my eye on the world. |
As we travel, moving through various landscapes, the features we encounter blend together in our memories. Our minds become a giant canvas painted with these images. Some are clear, others fade.The effect is similar to a flash which leaves a momentary impression on the eye and then fades as other more recent flashes take their place. I wanted to try to capture this overlapping quality in photographs. |
| I began working on a technique I now call "Crossings", a combination of overlapping multiple images of a specific city, region, neighborhood or landscape, into traditional film, first, then scanning these negatives at high resolution and use a computer to ease any harsh edges or processing scratches. This creates the illusion of a singular image. |
| For best viewing, I feel the prints should be huge, I want the viewer to feel like they are walking into the place, cruising Hollywood Boulevard, walking through New Orleans, or wandering the Vegas strip. Because most of the images are black and white, the old and the new exist in a timeless space of memory and nostalgia. |
| My greatest dream would be to travel and capture cities, towns and peoples all over the world. |
| reBecca mcNeill meYers |
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