The Implied Line
The Implied Line is in reference to The Camera Lucida. A Camera Lucida is an instrument in which rays of light are reflected by a prism to produce on a sheet of paper an image, from which a drawing can be made. The transparency on the image has changed, and the image becomes a digital light projection. By tracing and retracing the features of these photographs, I am mirroring the photo by creating the other and remaking the moments within the image with my own hands. The photograph is the trigger, and my tracing is the action. It’s a longing to be a part of the image; the artist becomes present.
The implied line (Portrait of Mom in dads restaurant - Pho Ly), 2016
The implied line (1981 Self Portrait with mom ), 2016
The implied line (Mom posing for Dad), 2016
The implied line (1984 portrait of brother and mom with sunflower), 2016
