Knife's Edge: Thinking

by Maria Trunk

“For my Knife’s Edge project I set photographs of the human figure alongside common objects from everyday life to make digital/analog, single-exposure cyanotype prints. With each pairing I tried to depict some aspect of the tensions we negotiate as self-aware beings -- the “knife’s edge” we walk between nature and culture, real and ideal, hope and despair. Cyanotype is a way of making photographic images with no need for lenses, a darkroom, or even a camera. The Knife’s Edge prints were created outdoors in full New Mexico sunlight, requiring close attention to weather, light angles, and the passage of time.”