In these unique cameraless photographs I abstract aspects of my life by putting quotidian items into a photographic enlarger. Light shines through these objects and onto chromogenic paper, creating an inverted, enlarged version of something many of us use everyday. Johnna Arnold 2018
Johnna Arnold's In/Finite Potential is a visual inquiry into the relationship between myself and the extensive network of freeways that have helped to shape my life. The work comes from a desire to recognize and appreciate the infrastructure which often goes under recognized, and a belief that this successful customizing of our surroundings has systematically altered our relationship with the land.
Loosely inspired by a Camera Obscura, Johnna Arnold's sculpture, video and sound installation captures and projects an artist's vision of the outside world. Upon entering the hut, the viewer is positioned at the intersecting paths of the natural landscape, urban infrastructure and the artist herself as she traverses a bustling hybrid planet of her own creation.
A selection of video works by Johnna Arnold
Multiple images taken only seconds apart are merged in an attempt to re-create a moment and a place in time.
14" x 63"
Digital Cibachrome Print
14" x 67"
Digital Cibachrome Print
14" x 68"
Digital Cibachrome Print
14" x 68"
Digital Cibachrome Print
14" x 68"
Digital Cibachrome Print
14" x 64"
Digital Cibachrome Print
What seems important is to remain aware, not only of where we are going, but of the details along the way.
An investigation into the points in-between ones destination.
Drawings and Paintings by Johnna Arnold
Sumi Ink on Vellum, 14" x 14" 2011
Sumi Ink on Vellum, 14" x 14" 2011
Sumi Ink on Vellum, 18" x 24" 2009
Sumi Ink on Vellum, 18" x 24" 2009
Sumi Ink on Vellum, 18" x 24" 2009
Ink on Painted Sheetrock, 3' x 2' 2005
Ink on Sheetrock, 4' x 6' 2005
Ink on Vellum, 16" x 24" 2005
Acrylic on Paper, 6" x 9" 2007