Amy Blakemore

Policeman, 2004
Chromogenic print mounted on Sintra, (edition of 10)
19" x 19"
Courtesy the artist and Inman Gallery

Head of the Photography Department at the Glassell School of Art, Blakemore uses a toy camera to record everyday reality. Her images are slightly distorted and off-focus, causing us to view the familiar in new ways.

“Cameras lend purpose to being in the public and make observation/exploration acceptable. Instead of picking up stuff, I leave with a flat and squared off record of things and people in space, how they interact and stand in relationship to one another.”