The images in my Rapture series are a metaphor for the transition between life and death. Many images depict the metamorphosis that takes place as if passing from one dimension to another, falling in the sky, slipping out of a dress. In this series I try to convey a feeling of departing the body for another dimension, leaving behind the trappings of everyday life. My hope is that the viewer will be reminded of the transience of life and the mystery of what lies beyond. The Rapture Series will be exhibited at the Robin Rice Gallery in New York, opening on May 8, 2013.
Rosanne Olson is a fine art and commercial photographer based in Seattle. Her fine art work is represented by several US galleries. Her commercial work includes photography for the New York City Ballet and the Seattle Opera. She has just completed a five-year project called Body Image--how women feel about their bodies. It is a book and traveling exhibit of nudes of women of all ages and ethnicities accompanied by essays about how they feel about their bodies. Rosanne's photograph was featured as a cover story in the Jan/Feb 2004 issue of Communication Arts.
