An elusive moment in time… Hand printed black and white photography by Janeyce Ouellette

FLOAT Gallery is proud to present:

An elusive moment in time…

Hand printed black and white photography by Janeyce Ouellette

Exhibit runs May 27^th 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.

Like life itself, photography captures an elusive moment in time; shadows and light in black and white reflect the interplay between life and death. Its absence falls somewhere within the gray, as psyche converge with objects, they transform from form to spirit. Her work is a deeply private and spiritual process; she rarely chooses to show her work publicly.