Kendall Messick’s Burnt Offerings

Messick's "Impermanence" and “Conflagration” photographs are documents of charred beauty. After his house burned down, Messick chose to portray the beauty that is inherent in all things, even destruction. His photographs of his burned-down home and beloved and now charred objects represent what the title says - impermanence.

Some images courtesy of Rebekah Jacob Gallery

Messick's Website Link

(Originally posted in the Eclectix  "BURN" Issue, August 2011,

 along with the permanent online exhibit of fire-related art, LINK HERE.)

Foto Fix: Elise Boularan

Suzanne Vega

Paris based photographer Elise’s portraits intrigue me. Some are fuzzy-on-purpose and abruptly cropped - leaving one to question what the heck is going on. Some remind us of the old Polaroid Instamatic shots with their vintage coloration. And some hint of crime scene documentation, mysterious, as if there is more to the picture than we see. 

“This work intends to build an interpretation, where something deaf, undefinable is very present.”

She will be showing new works in September at The Cultural Institute Of Mexico, in San Antonio (USA) Her website is here.

Foto Fix: Chad Michael Ward

Visited the website of photographer Chad Michael Ward, which he calls- “Digital Apocalypse”. Not sure about that - but it definitely has some riveting, dark and intense images. Some are posed, pretentious naked women in goth settings (altho you dudes may like them). There are a number that may set off angry sparks - might be interpreted as misogynist and overly violent. Whatever you may think or however you may react, many of the pieces are worthy of a good look, shocking and moody nightmare imagery, it gets the creep on big time. 

Ward's website link.