Viewing Sullivan’s work helps me to figure out how to take my work a step further. While my previous work tells an obvious story, Sullivan’s leaves much more room for interpretation by focusing much more on the subject and less on the surroundings. This body of work also motivates me to consider using black and white film and experimenting with different techniques in the darkroom.
Sullivan born in 1971 graduated from Syracuse University in 1993 and also attended the International School of Photography in New York City. She still works with black and white film using a wide range of tones, high contrast, as well as overlays of different images. “Sullivan prefers the hands-on approach of working in the darkroom, were she can draw with light,” (artdaily) Her work consists of portraits that have a strange narrative quality to them through the small amount of information the viewer is given. “The beauty is in the restraint: the images reveal enough to draw you in and withhold enough to make you curious,” (artdaily). Her works usually catches the subject in motion or only captures a part of them. When she does choose to show extra information, it is always a conscious decision based on how the subject creates illusions with the environment they are in.
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