Silent Moan: Photographs by Michael Donnor

Silent Moan: Photographs by Michael Donnor at Soulcatcher Studio. "...Donnor works in the traditional wet darkroom method. The process begins with the negative; the decision of how to destroy it and decay it is about looking further than when the shutter was released. He manipulates each film negative using a number of techniques to further convey the concept of each image; including freezing, melting, scratching, cutting and re-taping to name a few. Once the negative is finished, the control of depth of field is done through the enlarger, allowing the choice in each print of where the focus will be. The finished gelatin silver print photographs are then toned in tea and selenium and signed, titled, dated and editioned in ink using the artist's own hand-lettering technique. The paper edges are then burned and encaustic is applied in layers, finishing each piece from conception to print. They are one of a kind within an edition; from the tones to the lettering, burning and encaustic finish. No two prints are the same."