Patricia Scialo – The Handmade Photograph

August 12 – September 24, 2023

Patricia Scialo’s art practice focuses on altering photographs using a mixed-media approach. The unique prints are film based and printed by-hand in a traditional darkroom lab.

The observation of light is the staring point of Patricia’s photographic works. She is inspired by the way in which light cast on an object creates shadows and depth, how it highlights, softens, or sometimes diffuses, creating an emotional response.

The subject itself becomes an abstraction as she composes using shape, line and texture. Finding ways to manipulate how light is perceived, she seeks to provoke and challenge the viewer, offering them the opportunity to look within, pause, and contemplate the subtleties of what lies beneath.