The Black Ships are Sailing

Long due update

slithman — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:55:17 +0000

My work can now be seen here,

Fires on the Plain – print final

slithman — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:05:59 +0000

Fires on the Plain is an autobiographical novel by Shohei Ooka dealing with the complete degradation and isolation of a man by war. Set on Leyte island in the Phillipines during the end of world war II, the Imperial Japanese Army is disintegrating under the hammer blows of the American landings. Private Tamura, the main character a sensitive and intelligent man slowly loses his hope, sanity and himself as he wanders the war zone in an ancient tropical jungle starving and hallucinating. Heres a small part of the project

reflection

slithman — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:34:10 +0000

This has been a really interesting semester for me. I had a rough start in photo with getting my cyanotypes and van dykes to come out like I wanted and got easily frustrated. Mid semester I started to get the hang of cyanotype and vandykes and the other processes we learned got easier, I became much more understanding and patient with the processes and was rewarded with much more success. End of the semester things really started to pick up, platinum/palladium and callotype were awesome I really liked the amount of detail I could get out them. I was also getting a ton of ideas which seems to happen often for me in the end the semester rush so they are hard to implement. Overall the semester was great however I constantly felt as if I wasn’t getting enough done especially mid semester, but tonight looking at my work desk with everything I’ve done this semester piled on, underneath and around it there is a lot I like, and if I dislike it I see how I can improve upon it. I also see improvement not only in my work but in the way I’m working, which is more consistent and with a tad more responsibility.

Liquid light is by far the most challenging photo process I’ve done, it seems to have a mind of its own but is so rewarding. It was deff my fave process to learn. Using it for my final brought up a lot of issues and new set of challenges, I indented to print on both sides of 5 large rusty steel plates for a total of 10 images. I only got 7 to work though 5 of which are actually decent. Half of my images cracked and peeled off, became overexposed or changed color when exposed to light. I spilled my last half bottle of liquid light over the weekend and rush ordered a replacement but it still hasn’t arrived. I intended to shoot holes through the plates with my Mauser then hang them with heavy industrial cable in a row so you could walk around them seeing both sides. Since I only got 2 plates to work with images on both sides I had to scrap that idea and just nail them to the wall. Still I’m satisfied with how it all turned out, just wish I had more time, liquid light has so many possibilities and is a great challenge, I look forward to working with it in the future.

I had a lot of fun this semester, everyone in the class was great and produced good work, I learned a lot about my work and myself, not much more to ask for. Thanks all

Liquid Light

slithman — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:11:26 +0000

Liquid light on records and canvas experiment.

Remembrance Day

slithman — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:57:03 +0000

I collect a lot of old war photos. Its my favorite type of photography to look at. I just find it so striking and honest. I’m posting some for veterans day.

Kamikaze pilot gets his final farewell-1945

Polish underground fighters-Warsaw uprising-1944

the war is over- battle of Berlin 1945

Streetfight- Italy 1943

Battle of Berlin 1945

Peering over the edge-Berlin 1945

British infantry at the Somme-1916

Unlucky German pilot-1945

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Panzer Grenadiers advance amongst flowers-1944

British infantry advance in poison gas-Loos 1915

Very young SS soldier killed in Normandy-1944

recent work

slithman — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:24:04 +0000

bunker beauty-Paul Virilio

slithman — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:12:20 +0000

Great photos and article by Paul Virilio.

http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/galleries/the_frightening_beauty_of_bunkers/07tfbob.php

Recent print work

slithman — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:20:11 +0000

Ten questions for Amelia

slithman — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:00:59 +0000

What is your best memory?

What is success to you?

What is your drug of choice?

What is your deepest fear?

Who is your favorite Beatle?

Do you have a favorite writer?

What are your thoughts on current
US operations in Afghanistan and Iraq?

Favorite places you have traveled?

Pasolini or Fellini?

Do you have a rich sense of destiny and difference?

Karen Molloy

slithman — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:58:18 +0000

Molloy’s work is beautiful, scenes of urban decay and rusty transition work well in the blue hues of cyanotype. http://users.rcn.com/kmolloy/