Detour, 2020, 1 of 15, Gum over Cyanotype mounted on deckled Aquarelle, mounted artwork 20” x 15”.

Artist Statement:

I am interested in making photographs that question not only visual reality but existential reality as well. The photographic process is what allows me to explore space, time, mortality, and immortality without being constrained by my culture’s expectations. I use the camera to try to find answers to Life’s Unanswerable Questions. I still have no answers, so I keep on photographing. No Answers I don’t believe in a god yet she confronts me. I ask what is beyond the stars yet, don’t know what is here. I feel the movement of time but I don’t know where it is going. I want to know what is next but can’t even know what is now. I ask if my future lies in the Abyss and grapple with that possibility. I feel the draw of my culture’s mythology but don’t trust the metaphors. I choose but don’t know what I’ve chosen

Bio:

Ever since the night she photographed deep into a midnight blue lake and found that she could see to the end of the universe, Jeannie Hutchins has been using the camera to make images that explore life’s unanswerable questions. Her images often confront met a physical concepts regarding our relationship with the Cosmos. These images have been exhibited and collected internationally. Jeannie lives back in Maine after decades living “away” in both the USA and Canada. She proudly received her MFA in May, 2024, from Maine Media College in Rockport, Maine