"In researching light, Liz Nielsen creates a dialogue between art and science as a core element of her practice. As she explores the intersection of these two worlds, boundaries blur and new possibilities emerge. To record colored light, Nielsen must make work in a pitch-black environment. Tiny bits of light are emitted systematically, making several to hundreds of exposures onto sheets of light-sensitive film."
"Her images are both abstract and representational, with references to the landscape, the moon, and architecture present in both large-scale and more intimately sized works."
Liz Nielsen, concluding her term as Distinguished Chair in Photography at Hartford Art School, creates innovative light paintings that merge artistic and scientific exploration. Working in pitch-black environments, she systematically emits tiny bits of colored light, making multiple exposures onto light-sensitive film. The resulting latent images are processed through traditional color chemistry to reveal final imagery. Her works are both abstract and representational, incorporating references to landscapes, the moon, and architecture in varying scales. Nielsen's solo exhibition, Interdimensional Timelines, runs from March 5 to April 11 at the Joseloff Gallery in West Hartford, Connecticut, with an opening reception and public artist talk scheduled.
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