Plaids — LYNN CAZABON

Plaids

1997 - 2000, chromogenic photographs and photograms

Rushes, exhibition catalog with essay by Geoffrey Batchen produced by Bucknell Art Gallery, Bucknell University, 1999

Prints in the Plaids series combine super-eight movie film with a labor-intensive, hand-made process. Each print in the series was made from dozens of individually filmed, developed and toned strips of super-eight movie film woven together, each containing a mini-narrative embedded within the film frames. These sequences feature short performances by the artist as well as frames from found footage. These images are ‘photographs’ of film which at first glance are abstract, referencing pixels, paintings, and textiles.

Plaid (the large plaid)

Plaid (the large plaid)

1997, chromogenic photographs, 96” x 192” (244cm x 488cm)

Plaid (the large plaid)

Plaid (the large plaid)

detail, 1997, chromogenic photographs, 96” x 192” (244cm x 488cm)

Plaid (history of a sexuality)

Plaid (history of a sexuality)

2000, chromogenic photographs mounted on four black Plexiglas panels, 84” x 159” (213cm x 404cm)

Plaid (history of a sexuality)

Plaid (history of a sexuality)

detail, chromogenic photographs mounted on four Plexiglas panels, 84” x 159” (213cm x 404cm)

Plaid 2 (hers)

1997, chromogenic photogram, 8” x 10”

Plaid 2 (hers)

detail, 1997, chromogenic photogram, 8” x 10”

Plaid 7 (red paranoia)

Plaid 7 (red paranoia)

1997, chromogenic photogram, 24” x 20” (61cm x 51cm)

Plaid 7 (red paranoia)

Plaid 7 (red paranoia)

detail, 1997, chromogenic photogram, 24” x 20” (61cm x 51cm)

Plaid (slapstick)

Plaid (slapstick)

1999, chromogenic photograph, 30” x 40” (76cm x 102cm)

Plaid (slapstick)

Plaid (slapstick)

detail, 1999, chromogenic photograph, 30” x 40” (76cm x 102cm)

Plaid (speaking, in tongues)

Plaid (speaking, in tongues)

1998, chromogenic photograph, 30” x 40” (76cm x 102cm)

Plaid (speaking, in tongues)

Plaid (speaking, in tongues)

detail, 1998, chromogenic photograph, 30” x 40” (76cm x 102cm)

Plaid (fate)

1998, chromogenic photograph, 30” x 40” (76cm x 102cm)

Plaid (fate)

detail, 1998, chromogenic photograph, 30” x 40” (76cm x 102cm)

Plaid (conclusions)

Plaid (conclusions)

1999, chromogenic photographs, 78” x 144” (198cm x 366cm)

Plaid (conclusions)

Plaid (conclusions)

detail, 1999, chromogenic photographs, 78” x 144” (198cm x 366cm)

Plaid (rewind)

1999, sequence of 30 chromogenic photographs, 20” x 24” each (51cm x 61cm)

Plaid (rewind)

detail, 1999, sequence of 30 chromogenic photographs, 20” x 24” each (51cm x 61cm)

Plaid (the large plaid)

Plaid (the large plaid)

Plaid (history of a sexuality)

Plaid (history of a sexuality)

Plaid 2 (hers)

Plaid 2 (hers)

Plaid (slapstick)

Plaid (slapstick)

Plaid (speaking, in tongues)

Plaid (speaking, in tongues)

Plaid (fate)

Plaid (fate)

Plaid (conclusions)

Plaid (conclusions)

Plaid (rewind)

Plaid (rewind)