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Tinsquo’s curatorial project, Adjacent To Life, presents Lontano by Ashley Mendolia.
Lontano - which translates to Far Away in Italian – finds Queens native Ashley Mendolia showcasing her ongoing exploration of the photographic process of film soup – a technique wherein film is soaked in a variety of liquids before being put into the camera to shoot.
In this series, the 35mm film was steeped in hibiscus tea, red wines, and vinegar. The soup affects the final image in unanticipated ways, frequently adding a scrim of color that evokes what the artist describes as “far feelings, distant dreams and fading memories.”
Mendolia states, “The exciting part of shooting 35mm film soup is that you don't know how the soup will really react with the film and image until it gets developed. So the narrative can change. The real world can become fantasy life or a dream... one in which you wish you could be in.”
Lontano runs through June 15 and is on view at the Adjacent To Life pop-up gallery housed in Ninth Street Espresso (341 E. 10th Street at Ave B, New York City). There will be a reception for the artist on Thursday May 17, 6-8 pm.
