Honorable Mention / 2020 / Nature / Water

Intertidal

Intertidal is a multiple component project. The "milk splashes" study how each crashing wave synchronously works with other natural elements also marked by my presence. These moments of impact form layers of memories creating physical and mental strata spanning years. Curved lines of the coastal edge appear fixed when seen from a satellite, but walk that same coastline with an ant’s eye and you’ll see the map is always changing. These "pieces" inform larger landscape puzzles that expose the evolution of chosen locations building a singular image mapping the color of time.

Kerry Mansfield is a San Francisco based photographer whose artwork explores time and how it affects our perceptions of what we see. Her work has been exhibited globally and garnered numerous honors including LensCulture?s Single Image Award, multiple World Photography Organization and IPA Awards, and a Critical Mass Finalist multiple times. A host of press and publications, ranging from the PDN Photo Annual to the New York Times LensBlog, have featured several of her bodies of work. Her Expired series monograph was just released in fall 2017 receiving great reviews and the PX3 Bronze Award.