Karin Chastain Turner
all around
The artist writes: ‘For a long time, my photography practice consisted solely of planned, conceptual shoots. After receiving my BFA in 2021, under the pandemic’s shadow, I felt as though I could no longer create those images, so I didn’t. I barely created anything for almost two years. Then one day, I picked up a point and shoot film camera, my grandma gave me years ago, and I shot a roll of film. And then another. And another. I started photographing how I see the world around me: the moments of beauty and love as well as anger and pain. And along came this image, shot on a roll of Kodak Colorplus 200, using a Pentax K1000. I loved shooting on film so much that recently I began to scan my own film, (adjusting colour and light as needed via Adobe programs), including this one.’
Karin Chastain Turner, all around, photograph, 2023.