Little Berlin Statement: Revised

We are a group of young emerging artists who have worked side by side for about four years. Over the past four years, we have shared studio space and have had the opportunity to work collaboratively

We examine the world around us to inspire...

we have each established our own formula of working with the information that we gather through the images..

we document what inspires us, so that we can create something that transcends...

We are exploring what can be done with images and how far they can be taken away from their manufactured form (the photograph) as well as its original form (life) settling somewhere in between as art. We each explore this idea in a variety of different ways;

(Masha Statement)

Megan's work is either showing the struggle of people trying to adapt to their environment or the environment trying to adapt to people.  She also tries to show the effects of machines on the environment without showing the actual machine. This way there is a sense of confusion and wonderment. She has created this effect by using heavy Photoshop on a photograph, creating abstract landscapes, or creating a staged scene that still has an essence of nature.

Michelle explores the use of non-traditional materials in photography by incorporating textural and collage elements.  Her training in textile design and photography & digital media have allowed her to use a variety of different techniques when creating work.  Her work embraces the more traditional rules of composition and design while using more contemporary means to create work.

Sarah created a series to indulge her interest in secret people watching. She observed from a distance, watching the behavior of people who think they’re alone. Who are they? What are they saying? What would they think of her? It feels wrong, but anyone else would do the same. Nobody looks away. Spying is a guilty pleasure we all share.

There is a constant need to somehow capture the world around us; (some moments rather than others). This need comes from the ineffable urge to make certain pieces of life transcend into art. We do this first, with photography. This act is only part of the process of the art-making. It is the collecting of information, documenting the subject which will later be realized, and then re-made. The image as the photograph can at times be very dense with information as well as abstract and ambiguous to real life. The detail of every brach on a tree or the fuzziness that happens when spying on your neighbors at night. This is all very particular to the each one of us.