Waterborne

Amy Sue Greenleaf’s self-portraits are 8x10 argyrotype and van dyke brown prints re-photographed while immersed in the water of streams and rivers. The final images are Giclee prints. Fragments of her figure are revealed and concealed by the abstract veil created by the water and light. The reflection and refraction of light create this abstract barrier through which the viewer must negotiate in order to understand the image. At times the images are difficult to grasp leaving the viewer longing to see or know more. The portraits are sometimes difficult to see because they blend in with the water; they are camouflaged as if for protection from the vulnerability created by self-portraiture. Other times, the figures are puzzling because they are out of context and do not logically belong within the surrounding water.