The Visitors
This project has been created for the Orvis Artist-in-Residence Program at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. On weekends from January 23 - February 28, 2010, I made photographic portraits of willing museum visitors at the Academy. Below, you can view the initial selected photographs from each weekend. Editing for this project is still in process.
Portrait sittings lasted approximately 30 minutes each, and took place alternately in the Gallery 31 space or in the museum's outdoor courtyards. Subjects are portrayed in candid moments or in postures and settings that mimic historical (primarily 19th century) portrait motifs. I hope that upon becoming the subject of my artwork or viewing their contemporaries as the subject, museum guests will be encouraged to examine the implications of portraiture, its inherent construction, and its effect on identity formation.
To read more about the background for this project, click here: Orvis Project Proposal PDF.
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Week 6
Selected images from Feb. 26 & 28, taken in the Banyon Courtyard at Art After Dark and by the Pavilion Cafe. -
Week 5
Selected images from Feb. 20-21 (Including Bank of Hawaii Family Sunday), shot in galleries 30 & 31. -
Week 4
Selected images from Feb. 13-14, shot in the Banyon Courtyard. -
Week 3
Selects from weekend three (Feb. 6-7, 2010) in the Mediterranean Courtyard. -
Week 2
Selects from weekend two (Jan. 30-31, 2010). Portraits taken in Gallery 31 and the Chinese Garden. -
Week 1
Selects from the first weekend of the project (Jan. 23-24, 2010). Portraits taken in Studio 31. -
Studio Work: Preliminary Sketches for The Visitors
A taste of what's to come... Leading up to my time working at the museum, I have been trying out poses, lighting, and backgrounds.