The Insectary
The Insectary is a place where insects are kept, exhibited, and studied. This is a series of photomontages made from images of insects. I took photos with my digital camera of various types of insects. I then uploaded those photos into my computer where I isolated them from their original backgrounds. I then manipulated the isolated insect images in various ways using Photoshop. Usually the same and/or combinations of insects were placed together into many different kinds of abstract configurations. Often the insect images were cut into pieces and placed back together in unexpected ways, forming never before seen composites. In most cases, the original colors of the insects were also changed in the computer.
The intent was to create original photomontages from the insect images that will inspire the views to think about these as new forms of insect life, exhibited in a new kind of insectary.
Status: Built
Location: Santa Fe, NM, US
