Greg Mettler
Isolation, Moving Cyanotype, Greg Mettler, 2020
Isolation is a one minute video composed of over 900 hand printed cyanotypes. This project is a marriage of 19th century alternative process photography and current digital technologies. I am aesthetically inspired by early motion picture pioneers like Eadweard Muybridge and Thomas Edison. Those early films had a very tactile hand manipulated look that juxtaposed the fluidity of the moving object. During this trying time, we are all struggling with feelings of loneliness and isolation. The figure appearing and retreating out of the darkness is meant to represent that feeling of isolation and the desire to connect with others.
Greg Mettler uses his camera to create archives. His main objective is to use the lens to represent his subject matters in a new context, addressing social ideas or personal experiences. Originally from the Central Valley, Greg Mettler received his undergraduate degree from Humboldt State University and his Masters of Fine Arts from San Jose State University. He currently has a studio in Sand City, CA and is an art photography professor at Monterey Peninsula College and Cabrillo College. A nationally exhibited artist, Greg continues to push himself to develop new projects that challenge preconceived notions of lens-based artwork.
