Chemigrams

Painting with chemistry…that is the best way to explain the chemigram photographic process. Shannon Graham puts his own spin on this classic darkroom art in a series of whimsical, provocative prints.

"One" -hand-printed silver gelatin photograph depicting a solitary female figure, with soft gradients, orange tones, and high-contrast blacks and whites emphasizing isolation and simplicity.
"Radiated Turkey Buzzard in Orbit" - hand-crafted chemigram created using experimental darkroom techniques, featuring layered shapes, radiating lines, and organic textures in bold orange, black, and white contrast.
"Panic" - hand-crafted chemigram with chaotic humanoid figure, fluid organic shapes, and high-contrast orange, black, and white tones created through experimental darkroom techniques.
"Solitude" - hand-crafted chemigram depicting a lone tree surrounded by soft organic shapes, layered textures, and subtle black and white tonal gradients, created using experimental darkroom techniques.
"Do Not Use These Stairs" - hand-crafted chemigram depicting a partially abstract building facade with stair-like forms, textured surfaces, and high-contrast orange, black, and white patterns created using experimental darkroom techniques.
"Intergalactic Fish Travel" - hand-crafted chemigram featuring abstract fish-like forms floating in a cosmic-style background with swirling textures and high-contrast black and white tones, created using experimental darkroom techniques.
"Girl on the Prairie" - hand-printed silver gelatin photograph depicting a solitary female figure, rendered in soft orange, black, and white tones with subtle grain and contrast.
"Big Band" - hand-printed black and white chemigram photograph featuring big band singer and sax player figures, created through experimental darkroom techniques that blend photographic processing and chemical painting.
"Guardian" - hand-printed black and white chemigram depicting a skeletal bull figure in a guardian-like pose, with abstract textures and high-contrast tones created using experimental darkroom techniques.
"A Sunday Drive" - hand-printed black and white chemigram depicting a chicken sitting behind the wheel of a truck, with abstract textures and high-contrast tones created using experimental darkroom techniques.
"Ladder" hand-printed black and white chemigram photograph featuring abstract patterns and textures resembling a ladder structure, created using experimental darkroom techniques.
"Things on the Patio" - hand-printed black and white chemigram photograph featuring still life obscured objects in a high contrast scene accented by orange tones.
"Chemigram No. 5: - hand-printed black and white chemigram photograph featuring abstract patterns and textures with brown tones, created using photographic chemicals to produce a unique, lensless image.
"Chemigram No. 1" - hand-printed blue and brown toned chemigram photograph featuring abstract patterns and textures, created using experimental darkroom techniques.
"Chemigram No. 6" - hand-printed black and white chemigram photograph featuring brown-toned abstract patterns and textures, created using photographic chemicals on silver gelatin paper.
"Chemigram No. 3" - hand-printed black and white chemigram photograph featuring swirling brown-toned abstract patterns and textures, created by painting with chemistry in the darkroom.
"Chemigram No. 4 - hand-printed black and white chemigram photograph featuring abstract patterns and textures, created using photographic chemicals on silver gelatin paper.
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