Yo Studio 91 Main St, North Canaan, CT 06018
FRANÇOIS DISCHINGER Into the Light: Photography + Painting Opening Saturday Nov 2 Reception 5-8pm
About the Work
Francois Dischinger's work delves the potential of analogue photography and its historical relevance. Referencing the techniques of Man Ray and Gottfried Jager he articulates an artistic impulse on light sensitive papers—resultant explosions of color and gestural expressions that convey mysterious shapes and shadows, leaving the viewer to interpret their little trip anyway they like.
The work is produced using traditional photographic dark room materials such as light sensitive paper, modified enlargers, graphic screens, chemistry and various actions all employed in a completely dark studio.
Literally, working on the surface of the photographic paper the intervening "light measures" generate a mark.. a line, a shadow, or blur, while the resulting compositions on the photographic paper are then processed in chemistry and subtle interventions in temperature and timing result in a unique work.
François Dischinger
Artist Bio
German citizen, born in South Africa, launched in Canada.
I have been obsessed with photography since first discovering a crate of photographic equipment my father kept in our suburban Canadian home.
Vast boundless expanses of white snow fields bordered by the Rocky Mountains gave me my first impulse to document the surreal and somewhat abstract landscapes.
Subsequently the process of developing and printing the work led me to the darkroom and all its magic potential.
Choosing a career in photography was easy, I have worked in fashion, portraiture, architectural and décor photography.
The emergence of digital technology removed the physical visceral component of my photography and quite literally you could "have shot it on an iPhone".
A rather prophetic encounter with an associate/dear friend who had become obsessed with analogue photography, and I was led back to the work and back to the magic world of the darkroom where I now reside.
François Dischinger
Website
Yo Studio, conceived by Francois Dischinger and Beth Fazio, emerged from their experience navigating the diverse creative landscapes of New York City and northwest Connecticut. Serving as a workspace, photo studio, gallery and event space Yo Studio was envisioned as a fluid environment, shaped and continuously evolving through community collaboration and thematic exploration, fostering creativity, and expanding artistic horizons.
Yo Studio © 2024. All rights reserved.