Artist StatEment
With dirt under my nails, my heart jumps as my hand brushes against a worm in the soil. I am reminded of the world that thrives underground, unsettled by the mystery that is at my fingertips. Analogous to scenes from a natural history museum, flora and fauna take center stage to illustrate that we are always tied to migration, evolution, and metamorphosis. The surface is not a border, but an entrance to homes, nurseries, highways, and graveyards.
My photographic approach aims to create curious representations of ecosystems while referring to place and memory. In addition to a camera, I use a flatbed scanner to capture a level of detail that the camera cannot compete with, playful perspective, and an odd sense of light. I am attracted to making work that takes time and find the layering of processes necessary in my artistic discovery. I approach a chosen space like an amateur biologist; observing, sketching, noting, photographing specimens and scanning the scene with a scanner. Once I have ‘collected’ the scene, I begin the process of visually telling the story of what I saw, and who (or what) may live among us, through compositing the elements together into a visual narrative.
My photographic approach aims to create curious representations of ecosystems while referring to place and memory. In addition to a camera, I use a flatbed scanner to capture a level of detail that the camera cannot compete with, playful perspective, and an odd sense of light. I am attracted to making work that takes time and find the layering of processes necessary in my artistic discovery. I approach a chosen space like an amateur biologist; observing, sketching, noting, photographing specimens and scanning the scene with a scanner. Once I have ‘collected’ the scene, I begin the process of visually telling the story of what I saw, and who (or what) may live among us, through compositing the elements together into a visual narrative.
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Bio
Melinda Hurst Frye works within themes of place and shared experiences through images and scans of the Pacific Northwest landscape and its inhabitants. Her imagery refers to the mysterious activity of the surrounding ecosystems layered with sense of place. Hurst Frye has been featured on Humble Arts Foundation, Lenscratch, WIRED Photo, and exhibits regularly. She recently concluded a year-long commission, Picturing Trails, to create imagery based on the trails in Seattle and the surrounding areas of King County, Washington.
Based in Seattle, Melinda Hurst Frye is an artist, educator and member of CORE gallery in Seattle, Washington. Hurst Frye holds an MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design, a BFA from Pacific Northwest College of Art, and has taught photography at the college level for over twelve years. Melinda may be found digging holes, collecting and raising insects, while learning and making work about the biology of the northwest region and beyond.
Subscribe HERE for updates on projects, exhibitions and a preview of upcoming, new work. Make sure to check out current and upcoming happenings HERE as well.
Work featured by Charley Locke on Wired Photo, Mother FStop, Blend Images, RealClearLife, Lenscratch and Lensculture
Interview on process and concept by Jon Feinstein for Humble Arts Foundation
Work available for exhibition, representation and purchase. Please contact with any questions.
melinda@mhurstfrye.com
206-601-2881
Based in Seattle, Melinda Hurst Frye is an artist, educator and member of CORE gallery in Seattle, Washington. Hurst Frye holds an MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design, a BFA from Pacific Northwest College of Art, and has taught photography at the college level for over twelve years. Melinda may be found digging holes, collecting and raising insects, while learning and making work about the biology of the northwest region and beyond.
Subscribe HERE for updates on projects, exhibitions and a preview of upcoming, new work. Make sure to check out current and upcoming happenings HERE as well.
Work featured by Charley Locke on Wired Photo, Mother FStop, Blend Images, RealClearLife, Lenscratch and Lensculture
Interview on process and concept by Jon Feinstein for Humble Arts Foundation
Work available for exhibition, representation and purchase. Please contact with any questions.
melinda@mhurstfrye.com
206-601-2881
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