Artist Statement
When I am in the darkroom the possibilities are endless. I combine two different negatives to create an image and a story starts to unfold. They evoke an array of emotions and those emotions change with the pairing of negatives. When I am out taking photographs, I try to find scenes, people, and objects that will successfully combine with other images to create a story. After developing my film, I look through my negatives to find the best pairings. Some of these pairings are intentional and planned out before taking the photographs. Others I come across as I am looking through my negatives on the light table.
The story begins in the darkroom when two negatives are exposed to create one composition. They start to unfold through the enlarger and come to life as my photographs develop. I am drawn to creating these double exposures with film because there is so much you can do in the darkroom to create a unique and mysterious image. I love being involved in every step of the process of my photography, from the camera to the darkroom. I feel that I am more connected with my photography when I am using film because I am with my photography every step of the way; taking the photographs, developing the film, exposing my negatives , and then developing my photograph. My images have an ambiguity that allows the audience to create a dialogue or imagine a story that could go anywhere their mind takes them.
Sasha Dulyachinda
B.F.A Photography
