Protest
Digital TinTypes 2017-18

 In this series, West use her digital tintypes to reflect on the blurry dark times we are moving in. But in every image, there is a sharpening, sign held up   that says this is not right, and we are committed to change

What is a TinType?
Photography of the late 1800’s contained a process of making photos on lacquered iron called tintypes. This method was used to capture a wide variety of settings and subjects, as it required minimal drying time.  It documented time both mysterious and mundane, from civil war battles to carnival souvenirs. All had an eerie other world feeling, as the final photographs seemed to appear and disappear in puckered and cracked black and white

Using her Itouch, West has  set about creating a modern series that had the feel of historic tintypes while taking the process deep into her daily experience. Printed on aluminum, in intimate sizes 8”X8” , these pieces contain West’s fascination for showing only part of  a story.