Douthat makes large photograms.
She places found objects, chosen for their transparent or opaque qualities, atop photosensitive paper and lets the light burn through to create silhouette-like imagery.
Later, the paper is chemically gold-toned — it gets a purplish color — and fixed for permanence.
Her Alterations series is of life size images of women's apparel, including wedding dresses.
Douthat makes large photograms. She places found objects, chosen for their transparent or opaque qualities, atop photosensitive paper and lets the light burn through to create silhouette-like imagery. Later, the paper is chemically gold-toned — it gets a purplish color — and fixed for permanence. Her Alterations series is of life size images of women's apparel, including wedding dresses.
Anita Douthat