Tati Haslett

My work is based off of the idea of dissecting and transforming an image to the point where it no longer resembles itself. this idea was inspired by my interest in digital editing as I was curious to fin out how far I could take the image apart until it is considered as too far. This intrigued me into exploring meaning and how this relationship can impact the work to establish an attitude in seeing a new approach of processing information to make forms.

The entirety of my work is based around processing images over and over, using different techniques and materials I had not yet used beforehand. These processes allowed me to explore a wide range of interesting ideas, especially since the work never came to an end due to the infinite possibilities.

Once I felt satisfied with experimenting with digital editing, I wanted to bring back the physicality to my work which encouraged me to explore the idea of installations. After choosing an image to start from,  I merged it with previous work in different configurations until I’d come to a good starting point.

I started to explore expanding my paintings from the digital images, I then transformed the piece by hanging elements from the ceiling and projecting images back onto the piece. In joining the digital and physical aspects of my work, I have created an outcome that feels like a cumulation of the work process.