Floating in the Ether

During Covid, I found community online through an app called Clubhouse. I was learning about how art influenced the blockchain, specifically the NFT space. I started inviting my new friends, artists, and influencers in the Web3 space to my studio to share my photogram practice. I found it hard to explain on the app that people lay down on the floor in the darkroom on top of photopaper. I started hosting exposure nights where the community would gather, with food and drink, and I would take people one by one for individual photograms. The persons for whom I made the portraits had equal input in the images. I asked them to choose clothing that represented themselves and would make for a great silhouette. Some brought several outfits and we conspired upon the output. Each person was asked to bring some sentimental objects with them. Some created artwork on acetate, which was then exposed along with their bodies on the photo paper. They all participated in choosing their props, clothing, position, and text. Each image is a portrait of an artistic collaboration. I carefully positioned their bodies and meaningful objects and captured that shared experience that brought our relationship d