wilson hurst

latent image intensification

H iking on the prairie, things seem uniformly similar and yet infinitely variable. One considerable disadvantage of infrequent visits is the requirement to make images regardless of the conditions. Over time with regular exposure, the nuances and range of possibilities are revealed. This is one geographical area where I would like to spend an extended engagement.

“Where sun-down shadows lengthen over the limitless and lonesome prairie.” - Walt Whitman

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E ngaged in the process of generalization by reducing observable information content of a phenomenon, I oscillate between representational and abstract imagery. Both modalities positively influence the other without any direct or apparent effort. The combined result is an increased awareness of visual possibilities of all things considered.

“As with all my work, whether it's a leaf on a rock or ice on a rock, I'm trying to get beneath the surface appearance of things. Working the surface of a stone is an attempt to understand the internal energy of the stone.” - Andy Goldsworthy

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A s spring approaches, I still have plenty of cold weather images in the hopper. Since water is essential for plant and animal life, its phase change behavior is a source of universal interest. As a bonus for visual explorers, it assumes many appearances and modifies light in fascinating ways, especially as temperatures hover around the freezing point. It has been a good winter.

“I always wake up at the crack of ice.” - Joe E. Lewis

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T wo days of hiking in the Flint Hills, first at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, and then at the Konza Prairie Research Natural Area, has left me a little tired but exhilarated. I sure do find Kansas irresistible, and these two locations are particularly magical, each in its own unique manner. Although only three hours by interstate highway from Warrensburg, the Flint Hills feel like another world, both in time and space. As I process captures from the excursion, they will intertwine into the latentsifier image stream of consciousness.

“Consciousness is the phenomenon whereby the universe's very existence is made known.” - Roger Penrose

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I nside looking out, derived of many influences. Finding the perfect surrounding to interface, the juncture between two environments provides an information conveyance. Superficial appearance runs deep, as post-modern abstraction moves beyond its conventional roots. Although things are not always what they seem, they are always what they are.

“Our working hypothesis is that the status of knowledge is altered as societies enter what is known as the postindustrial age and cultures enter what is known as the postmodern age.” - Jean-Francois Lyotard

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A fter a long winter of photographing mostly local venues, today marks the start of a trip back out into the Flint Hills of Kansas. It will be interesting to see how my technical and aesthetic approach has evolved since my last visit, which was about one year ago. Certainly I have recently been very focused on the landscape, as evidenced by this shot made at Hazel Hill Lake, a concentration which should inform and influence the creative direction over the next few days. I am really looking forward to being out on the prairie frontier this afternoon.

“The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.” - Ursula K. LeGuin

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B alancing techniques. Some scenes are inherently inclined towards favorable motion blur captures, but still must be properly approached for superior results. Precise control of the many variables involved is impossible, and thus many exposures must be made from which to select the most propitious. Retaining an element of serendipity to the creative process is intellectually satisfying. There is a level of uncertainty associated with most aspects of existence.

“Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security.” - John Allen

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