Woven Times
2020-2021
This series began with a fundamental question: Can photography exist without capturing the outside world? Instead of photographing external subjects, the project records the cumulative traces of repeated physical actions over time.
A single sheet of white paper is folded once, then photographed by the window where the fold casts a shadow. The image is printed, folded again, and rephotographed, with each new fold creating an additional line in the image. Since only the most recent fold is physically present, it appears darker and more pronounced than the previous ones. This process was repeated about 500 times.
As previous fold marks gradually faded, new ones accumulated, creating a layered history of physical interactions. The resulting images have no fixed endpoint - each of the 500 iterations could stand alone as a work. The series also includes variations using different gestures, such as tearing or crumpling the paper.
By continuously documenting these traces of action, the project redefines photography as a means of visualizing the evolving record of processes rather than external subjects. It explores how an image can emerge solely from repeated interactions with a material, highlighting the interplay between physical gesture, time, and light.
folding
Tearing
crumbling
