By
Db Waterman
Piece description from the artist
A lockdown (literally: lock or lock) is an emergency protocol that usually aims to prevent people or information from leaving an area. The protocol can usually only be set by an authority.
Lockdown can also be used to protect people within a facility or, for example, a computer system from a threat or other external event. In buildings, a lockdown usually means that doors leading out are locked in such a way that no one is allowed in or out.
A complete seal usually means that people must stay where they are and not enter or leave a building or rooms within that building. When people are in a hallway, they should go to the nearest safe, closed area.
Collage on paper, built up with several layers on top of each other.
I assemble original photography, assorted papers, acrylics, oil, charcoal, ink, and pencil in my works. The variety of resources I am able to use has proved indispensable to me. The biggest challenge the collage medium posed was its unforgiving lack of transparency. Finding a way to replicate the effects of transparency afforded by paint, especially watercolors, was a large victory for me. The preparing labor shows through in my collages; layer upon layer of material remains visible in the finished pieces. I believe my body of work is characterized by my skill for reinvention. Having always loved the appearance of weathered walls plastered with peeling paint and old posters, I revive this aesthetic with hopefully a keen and professional eye. The creative objective of my work is to “make something beautiful out of dilapidation.” My tableaus explore the dissonance between old and new materials, intertwined in the most beautiful way possible to create dreamlike and melancholy images.
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