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Leaf Pattern Design

Diana Naccarato

Shadows

In Summer 2022, as an Artist-in-Residence at Kunstraum, in my hometown of Brooklyn, NY, I began a series of drawings and paintings that reference the cityā€™s beaches and coastal parks. In the mornings, I walked in Marine Parkā€™s salt marshes, Fort Tildenā€™s hiking trails, and along Rockaway Beachā€™s shorelines, noting sounds and visuals that are often in flux due to frequent flooding and stronger storms. During these walks, whenever I saw something moving in an interesting way, like a reed swaying or the crashing tide, I stopped and recorded video or sound for one minute, and took photographs. This was a meditative practice that was as much about slowing down as it was about noticing subtle shifts in how the landscape is shaped. Then, I went to my studio and worked on abstract drawings and paintings based on these videos, field recordings and photographs. I looked for structure within the rhythms, with a goal of being as open and abstract as possible. These are the drawings and paintings that I then photograph and layer in Photoshop to create this new photographic works.

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