My practice over the last several years has been dominated by time – as a concept, a physical force, a cultural phenomenon, an individual experience – and by efforts to collaboratively engage audiences. I am a self-taught photographer, learning new basics with every roll I shoot. The unpolished nature of the resulting images, frequently pushed further with souping and other analogue processes before development, allows for a more authentic depiction of the creation of dialogue with a subject already steeped in its own complex history. The process as a whole represents my way of connecting my own experience with that history – a collaboration with the subject – and my way of connecting with and experiencing time. In addition to my artistic practice, while working at 126 Artist-Run Gallery I developed a curatorial practice that focused on using art spaces to interrogate hierarchies and investigating the archive as a vehicle for doing so. The essence of that interrogation – that is, the way we choose to tell stories – has remained an important part of my artistic practice as I explore the links between time, memory, storytelling, and collaboration.
Virtual Tour: June 2025: Simply Intricate Oddities by Kaitlynn Webster | Arts Visalia Visual Art Center
Artist Talk: June 2025: Simply Intricate Oddities by Kaitlynn Webster | Arts Visalia Visual Art Center