J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Sandi Haber Fifield

The Certainty of Nothing continues her intrepid investigation into the limits of the photographic medium. Her palpable agency and precise command belie her playful and organic methodology. With a replete tool kit of mediums and materials, Fifield transforms encounter and experience to illuminate meaning and connectivity across cultures and time. In this book group, Sandi Haber Fifield discusses, among other things:Coupling imagesVisual GestaultPhoto as source materialMagic happening in the studioStages of engagement with one’s workConnotation and codification of colorImportance of slowing downWorking with the print vs the screen“Shifting till they sing.”Closing quote by Claire Ping for Musee Magazine:“She uses various techniques to reconstruct images collected over time and create what may be termed visual poems, lyrically opening up new possibilities for looking or even thinking about perception…They suggest the radical potential of the photographic medium to expand our imaginative horizon, and challenge everyday vision.“Referenced in the episodeThe New Museum Triennel 2021 - Soft Water Hard StoneMarty Forscher Books by Sandi Haber Fifields2013 After the Threshold, Kehrer Verlag2011 Between Painting and Picking, Charta Books2009 Walking Through the World, Charta Books1997 Defining Eye: Women Photographers of the 20th century“Nathan Lyons: Selected Essays, Lectures, and Interviews” (2012) edited by Jessica S. McDonaldVisual Studies WorkshopNathan Lyons bookErin ShirreffSandi Haber Fifield Website | InstagramEngage with J. Sybylla Smith  https://www.jsybyllasmith.com Instagram @jsybylla and Facebook @j.sybylla.smith

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