About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Crisman is Baltimore, MD based artist who received a BFA in Ceramics from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA and an MFA in Photography and Digital Imaging from Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD.
Ms. Crisman has exhibited internationally in group and solo exhibitions including Baltimore, MD, Philadelphia, PA, and Brooklyn, NY. Ms. Crisman has been a fellow in various programs including the Center For Emerging Visual Artists in Philadelphia, PA,… more
Archaeologic II
Image/Artifact is a series that pairs photographs taken with my box camera and slip cast objects that were found in or around where the photograph was taken. These forensic like investigations reflect a personal history and narrative through issues related to archaeology and human history.
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Swam Around and AroundSilver gelatin prints from images taken with old brownie camera. Slip cast stoneware of wood branch found in general area of where photographs were taken. All are placed within a painted rectangle with nails or pins on the wall.
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SoundsSilver gelatin prints from images taken with old brownie camera. Slip cast stoneware of cassette tape found in general area of where photographs were taken. All are placed within a painted rectangle with nails or pins on the wall.
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TrophySilver gelatin print from an image taken with old brownie camera. Slip cast stoneware of deer antler found in general area of where photograph was taken. Both are placed within a painted rectangle with nails or pins on the wall.
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Inheritance; Berryville, VASilver gelatin prints taken with a Kodak Box camera. The stoneware spoon and broken plate were made from a slip cast mold. This project was created directly with the Rotating History Project, Clermont Forum II. All are placed within a painted rectangle with nails or pins on the wall.
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Deflated; Brooklyn, NYImage taken with a Kodak Box camera where the negative was scanned and printed. The stoneware balloon was made from a slip cast mold. All are placed within a painted rectangle with nails or pins on the wall.
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Stature (detail); Druid Hill Park, BaltimoreImage taken with a Kodak Box camera where the negative was scanned and printed. The stoneware lipstick was made from a slip cast mold.
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Stature; Druid Hill Park, BaltimoreImage taken with a Kodak Box camera where the negative was scanned and printed. The stoneware lipstick was made from a slip cast mold. All are placed within a painted rectangle with nails or pins on the wall.
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Sweet Victory; Budapest,HungaryImage taken with a Kodak Box camera where the negative was scanned and printed. The stoneware candy was made from a slip cast mold. All are placed within a painted rectangle with nails or pins on the wall.
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Cloaked; Budapest, HungaryImage taken with a Kodak Box camera where the negative was scanned and printed. The stoneware button was made from a slip cast mold. All are placed within a painted rectangle with nails or pins on the wall.
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Stoj!Halt!; Auschwitz, PolandImage taken with a Kodak Box camera where the negative was scanned and printed. The stoneware braid was made from a slip cast mold. All are placed within a painted rectangle with nails or pins on the wall.
Archaeologic I
This is a series of objects primarily made from slip cast stoneware. They reflect how objects are found at excavations and how they relate to the modern world. Knowledge is 300 modern wisdom teeth slip cast and placed into baggies. Teeth are one of the most commonly found fossil. While we currently have no need for them, I am philosophizing about fossils of modern man in the future. Recant are slip cast pieces of modern trash found along the Jones Falls and mill areas.
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Knowledge300 slip cast modern wisdom teeth placed in baggies similar to one's used on an excavation.
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Knowledge300 slip cast modern wisdom teeth placed in baggies similar to one's used on an excavation.
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Knowledge300 slip cast modern wisdom teeth placed in baggies similar to one's used on an excavation. 5' x 7'
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Recountdetail
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RecountVarious pieces of modern trash found along Jones Fall and area mills. They were slip cast and bisque fired and placed in baggies similar to ones used in an archaeological excavation. 8' x 8'
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ObsoleteSlip cast paleolithic stone tool replicas.
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ObsoleteSlip cast paleolithic stone tool replicas. Dimensions variable.
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Hybrid PickSlip cast modern steel pick and deer antlers that were then joined and bisque fired. 11" x 13"
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Hybrid AxeSlip cast modern steel axe and a paleolithic stone hand axe replica that were then joined and bisque fired. 7" x 11"
Metaphrast
Metaphrast [met-uh-frast] noun
1.a person who translates or changes a literary work from one form to another, as prose into verse.
This series explores the interpretation of passages taken from classic literary works as well as language learning books that have been paired with polaroid images. These pairings create new narratives and translations within everyday life. These narratives derive from personal experiences, connections with history and human nature, as well as my interests in archaeology.
I often pair disparate passages with images that recontextualizes their meaning/purpose. These contexts lead the viewer through thought provoking circumstances where one may make their own interpretations and narratives related to the work.