Ginger
Archival Ink Jet Print
17 x 25 inches
$1500 ed 1/ 25

Statement
The photographs presented here are from a work in progress focused on deconstructing the posed portrait session. Each sitting involved the introduction of some unique element used to invite a chance occurrence. The photographs are a result of that random component, the person and the space around us all coming together in odd unison, merged by the camera in a way that could not be anticipated or repeated. These interactions and their results have been mysterious to me. They seem to render the depiction of the subjects unintentionally.

Bio
Shannon Taggart is a photographer based in Brooklyn. Her images have appeared in publications such as Blind Spot, Tokion, TIME and Newsweek. Her work has been recognized by the Inge Morath Foundation, American Photography, the International Photography Awards, Photo District News and the Alexia Foundation for World Peace, among others. Her photographs have been shown at Photoworks in Brighton, England, The Photographic Resource Center in Boston, Redux Pictures in New York, the Stephen Cohen Gallery in Los Angeles and Houston FotoFest 2010. Currently she is working on a project about Vodou ceremonies in Brooklyn. For more info please visit www.shannontaggart.com.