carolyn silvernail – House in Grass

Description

Artist Statement

I create nostalgic and timeless pieces that evoke the distant past. I showcase decay and beauty and the notion of ‘memento mori,’ a symbolic reminder that we all will die. I believe things that have died continue to live on, and I am inspired to portray that essence in everything I do.
My photos often come to life in the edit. It is there I create a sense of otherworldliness and mystery, as if we are looking at just a frame from a larger story. A story that ended long ago but still somehow whispers to us. This is a feeling of communing. Remembering and memory is communing with the past. My images and stories commune with what came before.
I hope to create feelings of nostalgia, of eeriness, and lost memories. I want viewers to feel curiosity, wonder and have a sense of appreciation for the real beauty and magic that surrounds them.