Easter Dress ©Ken Gibson
Amusement Ride ©Ken Gibson
Nancy's Yard ©Ken Gibson
Distant Horses ©Ken Gibson
Bedroom Dresser ©Ken Gibson
Urban House ©Ken Gibson
Ken Gibson and the photograph Amusement Ride were selected for the juried exhibition “Nostalgia” at the Vermont PhotoPlace Gallery. That photograph, as well as the other images above, are from “Dianatypes.” When asked about this body of work Ken talked about the influence of Nancy Rexroth’s photographs from her series “Iowa.” At the time that Gibson was working on this project, his instructor, Doug Prince, suggested he call her. So Gibson did and, as he recalled, “that led to a wonderful visit with Nancy, including taking the photograph, Nancy’s Yard. Ultimately, for me, the dianatypes explore the conflict between the prospects of things to come and our tendency to reach for things past.” Gibson prints his dianatype images on fiber-based silver emulsion paper at about four-and-a-half inches square. Some prints are selenium toned. To see more from this series by Ken Gibson click here. His website is www.kengibsonimagery.com.