
March: Artist in Residence, Adam Ottavi
Poem by Kevin Goodan
Who’s throat does not house
a conflagration? Whose lungs
does not feel the mortal twinge
shiver a breath from them?
I look down into the valley
of my life, cupping an ear
to hear a sudden chorus
of trees ignite, the refrain
to overtake the draw
for such roaring is a proverb,
a distraction of light –
singe me I whisper
as I let that fire catch me now
and purge me into songlets of ash.
During a month-long residency at Bunnell, Adam Ottavi will produce 60 tintype portraits at 4 x 5 inches of Homer residents. People in and around Homer will have the opportunity to participate and have their portrait made using this beautiful, antique photographic process. Each person will donate $150 to have his//her portrait made. Each participant will receive 1 of the 2 tintype portraits made during the sitting. The other tintype will be included in a 5-day exhibit at Bunnell at the conclusion of the residency. The project will energize the community surrounding Bunnell Street Arts Center and educate the community on, and foster interest in, the history of photography. This collection of tintypes will encourage discussion of history and contemporary representations in art and photography.