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  • Archaeologic
    Archaeologic

    Installation view of Archaeologic series.

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About Elizabeth

Baltimore City

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

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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.

  • Swam Around and Around
    Swam Around and Around
    Silver 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.
  • Sounds
    Sounds
    Silver 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.
  • Trophy
    Trophy
    Silver 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.
  • Inheritance; Berryville, VA
    Inheritance; Berryville, VA
    Silver 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.
  • Deflated; Brooklyn, NY
    Deflated; Brooklyn, NY
    Image 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.
  • Stature (detail); Druid Hill Park, Baltimore
    Stature (detail); Druid Hill Park, Baltimore
    Image taken with a Kodak Box camera where the negative was scanned and printed. The stoneware lipstick was made from a slip cast mold.
  • Stature; Druid Hill Park, Baltimore
    Stature; Druid Hill Park, Baltimore
    Image 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.
  • Sweet Victory; Budapest,Hungary
    Sweet Victory; Budapest,Hungary
    Image 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.
  • Cloaked; Budapest, Hungary
    Cloaked; Budapest, Hungary
    Image 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.
  • Stoj!Halt!; Auschwitz, Poland
    Stoj!Halt!; Auschwitz, Poland
    Image 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.
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    • 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.

    • Knowledge
      Knowledge
      300 slip cast modern wisdom teeth placed in baggies similar to one's used on an excavation.
    • Knowledge
      Knowledge
      300 slip cast modern wisdom teeth placed in baggies similar to one's used on an excavation.
    • Knowledge
      Knowledge
      300 slip cast modern wisdom teeth placed in baggies similar to one's used on an excavation. 5' x 7'
    • Recount
      Recount
      detail
    • Recount
      Recount
      detail
    • Recount
      Recount
      Various 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'
    • Obsolete
      Obsolete
      Slip cast paleolithic stone tool replicas.
    • Obsolete
      Obsolete
      Slip cast paleolithic stone tool replicas. Dimensions variable.
    • Hybrid Pick
      Hybrid Pick
      Slip cast modern steel pick and deer antlers that were then joined and bisque fired. 11" x 13"
    • Hybrid Axe
      Hybrid Axe
      Slip cast modern steel axe and a paleolithic stone hand axe replica that were then joined and bisque fired. 7" x 11"
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    • 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.

    • Metaphrast #20
      Metaphrast #20
    • Metaphrast #50
      Metaphrast #50
    • Metaphrast #49
      Metaphrast #49
    • Metaphrast #33
      Metaphrast #33
    • Metaphrast #69
      Metaphrast #69
    • Metaphrast #43
      Metaphrast #43
    • Metaphrast #140
      Metaphrast #140
    • Metaphrast #89
      Metaphrast #89
    • Metaphrast #53
      Metaphrast #53
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