Alexis Doshas

Statement
These images are part of an ongoing body of work, Close to the Bone, that looks at humans in nature. I believe humans are a part of nature and wilderness and are inseparable from it. It is where we come from; and as ecology has shown there are inextricable symbiotic links between flora and fauna and ecological processes that have evolved through millennia to create the world of life that we are a part of today.

What has emerged in my images over the last decade is the intimacy of life and land. I look beyond the seductive and picturesque landscapes for the honest, quirky, and sincere in the world; however difficult or un-pretty. I hope by sharing these images we can begin to recognize and appreciate the intimacy in our own personal landscapes.

Selection of Images

Biography
Alexis Doshas is an artist living and producing art in the woods of southern Vermont: I’m interested in mixing old world and new world techniques. I work with pinhole cameras made from tins, a 1950’s model Rolleiflex, a Kodak Brownie, and more recently a Hasselblad 501c. I incorporate cyanotype and van dyke printing processes , traditional darkroom printing and toning, as well as archival inkjet prints from film and paper negatives.

View more of Alexis’ work online at: www.lexbealadoshas.com