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"Collinwood Train Yard", b/w infrared film-gelatin print (16" x 20"), 1997 Cleveland, OH - Lynnda Pardoe received a B.A. in Studio Art and in Art History from the University of Massachusetts. Her creativity began as a child, where she discovered that she needed to express herself visually. When later diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder, she chose to integrate how she viewed the world within her photographs. Pardoe has succeeded in capturing the industrial landscape in black and white photography. For the past 13 years, Pardoe has used infrared film because it allows for ethereal, dream-like effects that enhance the visual qualities of her subject matter. "Abandoned by the humans that created them, these disintegrating buildings and environments are being reclaimed by nature. This imparts an eerie and unsettling type of beauty on them. Almost as if, when stripped of their purpose, they stand in mute appeal - silent sentries that mark the passage of human progress. Hopefully, my work will raise awareness of the extent to which we have become a disposable culture, living in the midst of our own ruins." Pardoe has displayed her work in selected solo and group exhibitions, workshops, and also in various permanent collections. Not only have her pieces been exhibited throughout her home state of Ohio, but also in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, California, and Hawaii. |
