I didn’t appreciate the Gulf Coast until I had some distance from it. For the brief time that I lived away from the South, I missed it in a far more visceral sense than just being absent.
Emily Louise Smith: The energetic style and colors of your paintings convey whimsy and humor—I think of those exaggerated, long-limbed characters—and yet some also hint at misfortune. Your work seems both playful and ominous. Kirsten Sims: Playful and ominous,
EMILY LOUISE SMITH: Describe the origin of The Sinking World. ANDREAS FRANKE: In search of a new diving challenge a few years ago, I planned to photograph the Baron Gautsch, a former Austrian passenger ship that sank ninety-nine years ago…
Emily Louise Smith: Why tintypes? Harry Taylor: Historic processes create one-of-a-kind artifacts. At a recent show, someone of obvious culture and age grabbed me by the arm and said, “This is amazing, where did you find them?” I replied,
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