FLOAT Gallery is proud to present:
An elusive
moment in time…
Hand
printed black and white photography by Janeyce Ouellette
Exhibit runs May 27th trough August 2012
As a photographer Ouellette will
often hear feedback about the noticeable absence of people in her work.
Their very absence, however, notes, like negative space, their presence.
Implied, anthropomorphized, or subject matter touched by human hands, now long
gone, individuals are indeed present, spiritually, if not physically.
Her education and background is in
both psychology and art. As a clinical social worker, Ouellette has maintained
a fascination with the integration between psychology and the therapeutic
aspects of art. The creative process is deeply integrated in her
professional practice, just as it is in her personal life.
This body of work resulted from
her direct support to others as they coped with their loss and grief in San Francisco during a
time besieged by overwhelming, and relentless loss from AIDS. Within her
professional caregiver role, ironically, she found herself without opportunity
to process her own grief. Photography has become her own creative expression of
honoring those no longer physically in this world.
