Trust Me

Mixed media; Archival Print on fine art paper, Varnish | Edition of 1

“…Photographic sculptures, their glossy surfaces reminiscent of porcelain, appear both fragile and precious. The photos have been deliberately folded and fixed using a clear varnish, so that only fragments of their subjects can be made out and identified. They hold a secret that the artist refuses to reveal. “Trust me”, she promises, yet leaves us in the dark. The crafting of the photographs into three-dimensional shapes establishes new connections within the images’ content that tell a story of their own. They are compressed and folded until only the select essence can be seen, while all else remains concealed. The protective, fixing layer of varnish ensures that the sculptures retain their shape. It is impossible to unfold the photograph without destroying its surface…”

Jeannette Polin, Zurich