- Black and White Silver Gelatin Prints. (16"x20")
- Printed in the traditional darkroom by a Master Printer
on museum quality fiber-base paper.
- Hand-signed, numbered and titled on verso by
photographer and comes with Certificate of Authenticity.
FRAMING:
- Pure-white, professionally-cut, 8ply beveled Exhibition
Mats are hinged with acid-free linen tape.
- Acid-free photo corners.
- Conservation glass, black wood frame with picture wire
for hanging.
- All materials used are acid-free and are archival quality.
Professionally framed to museum standards.
Please Note: Price applies to numbers 1-25 in the edition of 100
and will increase as the edition sells.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
I was privileged to reside on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai for 2 years
and in that time I got to know the heart and soul of an absolutely stunning
and quiet place. Kauai has a timeless quality and essence but is rapidly
becoming a major tourist destination in the United States. I took on
the challenge of documenting the paradise to which I feel so fondly
connected. I wanted to share the way the island made me feel so I chose
to document it in black and white infared film to convey the dreaminess
and magical quality the island has. I wanted to reach beyond what the
color photograph conveys and find a deeper feeling in a place I once
called home.
The island is changing rapidly so I want to continue documenting what
I knew to be life on Kauai. The Old Sugar Mill in Lihue will be torn
down and condos will be its replacement. When the Sugar Mill closed,
it was the largest layoff of agricultural workers in Kauai's history,
and for each of those employees, it was a loss of a way of life. I would
also like to go back to the north shore of the island and photograph
the old one-lane wood-decked bridges that reflect the old lifestyle
and slow pace of the island. The bridges are in constant threat to being
torn down and replaced with new modern steel.
I began the project largely out of the desire to preserve a beauty
still largely unhampered by commercial development. I also recognize
that progress is encroaching and it will not last. I am moved both by
a love of this place and by a desire to preserve its memory.
-Kelly Fitzgerald
"A New Discovery" was photographed with Kodak Black and White
HIE Infrared film and taken with an Olympus OM-1N camera.
