Artist: Lissa Hatcher

Year Completed: 2022

Medium: Photography - framed

Dimensions: 12X36

Shipping From: US

Additional Information:

if i knocked on your door an said "you have five minutes to
pack and we will be leaving forever, never coming back,"
would you have more questions... be happy, sad, confused... ?
well, that is what has happened to our angels this day,
"homecoming."
you will find them making amends, saying goodbye
and tying up loose ends.
they have learned a lot of amazing lessons during their visit...
the taste of chocolate, sarcasm, loss, love...
they will keep all those memories safe, in the lit houses they carry,
until they will return... someday.

LITTLE KNOWN FACTS
THIS SERIES WAS SHOT on HONEYMOON ISLAND.
IT TOOK 15 DANCERS, 15 HOUSES, 15 PARENTS ,5 CREW MEMEBERS
AND 1 MERMAID TO MAKE THIS SHOOT HAPPEN.
THE CREW CALLS THIS SHOOT
"THE DAY WINTER CAME." WITH TEMPS AT 30 DEGREES AND 20-30 MILEs per HOUR WINDS!
NONE OF THE GIRLS kNEW EACH OTHER COMING FROM ALL OVER FL TO BE A PART OF THIS SHOOT;
HOWEVER BY THE END WERE BONDED BY STORY AND FUNNY ENOUGH, WIND.

Artist Statement:
As a child it was comforting to create worlds I could escape into, writing stories, putting on plays and surrounding myself with music. I was, and am a dreamer. Inspired by Fairytales and Renaissance paintings and the characters that come to me while sleeping. It is important to remember your own child like wonder and the lands you would visit but have forgotten with time.
I enjoy exploring the balance of dark and light and the places that search brings me to. Much like wishes, my worlds are not always what they seem to be.I prefer to build sets and photograph with in those "walls" to create works that are fantastical but also very realistic. The best complement is when someone can't figure out what is "real", which is understandable It is easy to be confused by impossibility, as surprisingly only fraction of my work is created in post. I am aware of how ironic it is that I believe reality is important. At the end of the day I am labeled a photographer, but I am also a writer, designer and costume maker, a story teller. My finished work is made of paper, wood, antique knobs, sometimes working lights and found objects. Setting a goal to write more and include that writing has been my resent challenge.Making thoughts into things is important to me, what I have learned over the last 25 years is, I never want to let my characters down. They come to me and trust me to tell their story, I hope I am up to the challenge and you enjoy the results.

Shipping: Price includes shipping to buyers in the U.S. If buyer is outside the U.S., additional shipping charges may apply and will be calculated and payable after the sale and prior to shipment.