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I go for walks alone with my camera and open
eyes. Turn one degree in a new direction and
everything changes. Nothing is ever the same.
The vast complexity is attentively considered
within the frame. It’s a collaboration of the
human eye, the camera and the cosmos.
Made and experienced in solitude, yet one cannot
solely own or control the making of a work of art.
The ancient Greeks defined the muses as entities
that visited if the artist was lucky enough to be
blessed with inspiration and clarity. But an
artist's sense of ownership or pride sends them
running as quickly as they arrived. Best to
practice daily and remain open and humble. The
rest takes care of itself.
eyes. Turn one degree in a new direction and
everything changes. Nothing is ever the same.
The vast complexity is attentively considered
within the frame. It’s a collaboration of the
human eye, the camera and the cosmos.
Made and experienced in solitude, yet one cannot
solely own or control the making of a work of art.
The ancient Greeks defined the muses as entities
that visited if the artist was lucky enough to be
blessed with inspiration and clarity. But an
artist's sense of ownership or pride sends them
running as quickly as they arrived. Best to
practice daily and remain open and humble. The
rest takes care of itself.
| Heidi Russell Presents Erin Koch |
Photography is a way of concentrating ones’ identity
entirely within the eye. Sometimes, the image comes
right away and all the other shots are unnecessary.
Other times, the photo remains aloof until I warm to
the field of vision. I try to drop concepts and ideas that
I might rest in the abstract field of color, light, shape,
texture and space
There is no end to the visual variation of water. Like a
mirror, it reflects whatever is near. It changes with the
temperature from ice to cloud. It dazzles in the light, is
home to life, makes the plants grow. It gathers in the
low spots and moves with the direction of the land. It
refreshes, soothes, and cleanses.
entirely within the eye. Sometimes, the image comes
right away and all the other shots are unnecessary.
Other times, the photo remains aloof until I warm to
the field of vision. I try to drop concepts and ideas that
I might rest in the abstract field of color, light, shape,
texture and space
There is no end to the visual variation of water. Like a
mirror, it reflects whatever is near. It changes with the
temperature from ice to cloud. It dazzles in the light, is
home to life, makes the plants grow. It gathers in the
low spots and moves with the direction of the land. It
refreshes, soothes, and cleanses.
“The best, like water, benefit all and do not compete.
They dwell in lowly spots that everyone else scorns.
Putting others before themselves, they find themselves
in the foremost place. In their dwelling, they love the
earth; in their heart, they love what is deep; in personal
relationships, they love kindness; in their words, they
love the truth; in the world, they love peace; in personal
affairs, they love what is right; in action, they love
choosing the right time. It is because they do not
compete with others that they are beyond the reproach
of the world.”
~ Lao Tzu
They dwell in lowly spots that everyone else scorns.
Putting others before themselves, they find themselves
in the foremost place. In their dwelling, they love the
earth; in their heart, they love what is deep; in personal
relationships, they love kindness; in their words, they
love the truth; in the world, they love peace; in personal
affairs, they love what is right; in action, they love
choosing the right time. It is because they do not
compete with others that they are beyond the reproach
of the world.”
~ Lao Tzu
Erin Koch currently lives in Croton On Hudson, NY.
She has been painting and taking photos for twenty
years. She earned her BA from the Evergreen State
College in Washington and studied for three years at
the New York Studio School under Graham Nickson.
She has taught art through Studio in a School in NYC,
the Experience Art Project in Seattle, worked at the
New York Foundation for the Arts and has been an
artist studio assistant for the sculptor Martin Puryear.
She currently works as an event coordinator for the
Garrison Institute, a contemplative retreat center.
Please visit her website at erinannkoch.com.
Erin is showing her photos at the Artist Palate in
Poughkeepsie, NY through Nov 27, 2011.
She is also showing a watercolor and a photograph as
part of the digital display in the “The Value of Water”
exhibition at St. John the Divine in NYC through
March of 2012.
She has been painting and taking photos for twenty
years. She earned her BA from the Evergreen State
College in Washington and studied for three years at
the New York Studio School under Graham Nickson.
She has taught art through Studio in a School in NYC,
the Experience Art Project in Seattle, worked at the
New York Foundation for the Arts and has been an
artist studio assistant for the sculptor Martin Puryear.
She currently works as an event coordinator for the
Garrison Institute, a contemplative retreat center.
Please visit her website at erinannkoch.com.
Erin is showing her photos at the Artist Palate in
Poughkeepsie, NY through Nov 27, 2011.
She is also showing a watercolor and a photograph as
part of the digital display in the “The Value of Water”
exhibition at St. John the Divine in NYC through
March of 2012.
