Artist's Statement
Seen/Unseen: Artists & Their Work
I made the first portraits for this series in 2007. A turning point was my 2008 portrait
of Ghada Khunji (at left). I photographed her at an opening at the Farmani Gallery in Brooklyn.
She was standing alongside one of her portraits for the work that had won her
a 2006 Lucie/IPA Award for "Discovery of the Year."
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Seen/Unseen has grown to encompass portraiture of a broad range of artists
and creators,from literary, performing, visual, and healing/spiritual artists
to others whose work is informed by creativity.
Collectively the series includes photojournalism,gallery/fine art, public art,
pop culture, high brow & low brow and more.
I photograph without appointment, finding the artist and their work
in a public setting: at an opening, an event, on the street, in a gathering.
I ask them to close their eyes: this lets them "go within," finding their stance
and comfort zone.Their mood may become solemn, dramatic, playful, meditative.
The experience becomes Zen-like, as I move around,
to balance the art, the artist, and myself.
Mary Ann Lynch, September 2012 Greenfield Center, New York
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