Polaroids 1995 | Michelle L Huisman

Polaroids Manipulations

Cocoon: to protect itself while it is changing into an adult.

The artist has become the work of art. In many ways my art shows much more about me than I can imagine. It is all right here - layer upon layer of collage, a build up, something to hide behind. Yet, these manipulations work in the opposite way. Starting with the upper layer and scratching away the areas I want to show through revealing parts of what is behind the top layer.

The works are abstract, confusion. Do I really understand myself yet? In some ways I do but in many ways the learning process has just begun! Slowly it is revealing itself and slowly I am learning more about myself.

Perhaps this is what attracts people to these collaged images. Although there is a subtle barrier created in all the prints, a certain mystery draws people to these images. In many ways aren't most of us trying to destroy the walls we have built around us for so many years?

1995

Image of polaroid picture, called Wish, part of the Polaroids Manipulations.

Image of an eye, with text in it, called To Be Still, part of the Polaroids Manipulations.

Image of eye with random details around, called Third Eye, part of the Polaroids Manipulations.

Image of Mary praying, part of the Polaroids Manipulations.

Image of a man, manipulated with other images, part of the Polaroids Manipulations.

Image of a TV, part of the Polaroids Manipulations.

Image of an cat's eye called Lily, part of the Polaroids Manipulations.

Image of a Horse, part of the Polaroids Manipulations.

Image of a fish, part of the Polaroids Manipulations.

Image of a corner of the eye, part of the Polaroids Manipulations.

Image of glasses, part of the Polaroids Manipulations.

Image of Christie eyes, manipulated with newspapers, part of the Polaroids Manipulations.

Polaroids Manipulations

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