Apparitions from the Inferno
Many of my previous works have referenced classical literature and mythology (Hamlet, Maenads, etc). The subject of this project involves creating intimate portraits of characters referenced in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. Specifically, I will be illustrating a number of souls from the first book in the series: The Inferno. I have had a long standing interest in the graphic quality and descriptiveness that Dante dictates in this work, and I believe that my photographic style and choice of medium will do great justice in giving life to these characters. I greatly admire the works of the Great Illustrator/Printmaker Gustave Dore, and my favorite contemporary Artist/Printmaker Barry Moser, who have both produced amazing images inspired by Dante. In the works of the aforementioned artists, high contrast renderings of often graphic and disturbing images are manifested through their respective mediums to present a dark underworld and its inhabitants as described by Dante. My intention is to bring Dante's characters out of the realm of illustration and breath life into them through photographic realization, thereby actualizing their spirits (in a very surreal and ethereal manner) as real people.
Cephalophore
4x5"
Interpositive on Orthofilm
Suicide
4x5"
Interpositive on Orthofilm
Paolo and Francesca
4x5"
Interpositive on Orthofilm
Cerberus
4x5"
Interpositive on Orthofilm
Caiphas
4x5"
Interpositive on Orthofilm
Beatrice
4x5"
Interpositive on Orthofilm
Farinata Uberti
4x5"
Interpositive on Orthofilm
Mohammad
4x5"
Interpositive on Orthofilm
Charon
4x5"
Interpositive on Orthofilm
Ugolino & Ruggieri
4x5"
Interpositive on Orthofilm
On a special Note:
This project was funded and made possible by Kickstarter crowdsourcing.
I would like to extend a personal Thank You to the following individuals for their support and contributions to the project:
Filipe de Souza
Carlos Monzón
Thomas Asmuth
Robert Cochise Grice
Fern Hopkins
Savana Smith
Rita Elizalde-Crocker
Alan Williams
Mike Sellers
Michelle Preston
Amy Fishbaugh
Paul Jernigan
Robin Briggs
Campos de Gutiérrez
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