Alison Rossiter
Eastman Kodak Velvet Velox, expired May 14, 1928, processed 2012

Artist Alison Rossiter (American, born 1953)American, born 1953

CultureAmerican

Titles

Eastman Kodak Velvet Velox, expired May 14, 1928, processed 2012

Date2012

MediumGelatin silver prints

DimensionsImage/Sheet (.A-.C): 5 3/4 × 3 1/2 in. (14.6 × 8.9 cm)
Mount: 10 1/8 × 15 1/8 in. (25.7 × 38.4 cm)
Overall: 5 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. (14.6 × 27.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Photo Forum 2013

Object number2014.208.A-.C

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

DescriptionAlison Rossiter processed unexposed photographic papers that expired decades ago, looking for accidental light exposure, fingerprints, mold, and atmospheric damage. Signs of the papers’ historical deterioration embedded in the print are the very purpose of the work. Some contain the latent images of damage wrought by time that Rossiter seeks, and these she processes traditionally, whereas others have been fully exposed over time and are no longer light sensitive. She selectively develops portions of these papers by dipping or pouring darkroom chemistry onto them to create abstract fields of light and dark. This triptych depicts the overlapping curl of the paper inside a tube as developing chemistry was poured through it, forming a photogram of itself.
ProvenanceThe artist, through Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY, 2012; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, 2013
Exhibition History“Photo Forum 2013,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 12, 2013–January 5, 2014.

“Shadows on the Wall: Cameraless Photography from 1851 to Today” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 31– November 30, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Marks and inscriptions are not visible - triptych is hinged on all corners. (see gallery label in accession file)

Signed on each print, verso in pencil

Printed gallery label to be adhered to back of frame. Object is currently unframed. Label is located in the accession file:

Alison Rossiter / (American, b. 1953) / Eastman Kodak Velvet Velox, expired May 1928, / processed, 2012 / Three Unique Gelatin Silver Prints (Triptych) / 5 3/4" x 3 1/2" (14.6 x 8.9 cm) each element / Signed, Titled and Dated in pencil Verso /// REPRESENTED BY / YOSSI MILO GALLERY, INC. / 525 WEST 25TH STREET, NY, NY 10001 / TEL: 212.414.0370 FAX. 212.414.0371 / www.YossiMilo.com

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