Susan Malmstrom

Since the late 1980s, my work has consisted of still-life photographs, originally using antique processes, such as Vandyke and salted paper printing, invented during the earliest days of photography, with emulsions mixed in my darkroom.

In 2004, my method shifted dramatically, and now relies entirely on digital technology. The final images are created by combining photographs of found objects and portraits, backdrops, simulated wallpaper, and more.

Although contemporary media present different challenges than those of the 19th century, my work remains faithful to transforming real objects existing in time and space into non-reality based, allegorical imagery.