the follies of Scott William Burns
Tangents
Although I work mostly on paper, I occasionally make detours into photography, sculpture, installation, performance and video. Below, you will find some examples of these.
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Photography
All of my photography is low-tech. There is no form of digital manipulation in the following photos. All effects and distortions were made using alternative lenses such as warped plastic or liquid-filled bottles.A Time to Sing
Amber Landscapes
Amber Afternoons
Cocktail Contamination
Modeling
Breast Electric
Zombie Girls on a Summer Night
Distorted Evenings
Marisa, Studies for "Dead Language"
Samples from other series
Sculpture
At the moment, I will only present two of my sculptural series here. These are the most narrative and relate closely with my works on paperPilgrimage
Ruse and Ruin
Installations
Here are a few of the collaborative installations in which I have participated. While I have produced solo installations, all were based on dark holes and tunnels and were impossible to document properly.Prongs (In the Thicket)
A collaborative installation with Jason Villegas and Teresa O'Connor
Dark Water and Stars
A collaborative installation with Teresa O'Connor...Until Someone Gets Hurt...
A collaborative installation with Kelly Pike, David Medina, Sean Fluornoy and Teresa O'ConnorPleasure Chest
A collaborative (and portable) installation with Hillary Harnischfeger, Justin Kidd, Eric Pearce, Vicky Fowler, Claire Chauvin, Kelly Pike, David Medina, Jason Makepeace, David Krueger, Eydie Rojas, Eric Niebuhr, Frank Porreco, Randi Southard, Ana Fuentes, Rosalind Lilly, Vicky Fowler, Lisa Wearing, Sean Fluornoy and Teresa O'ConnorAll text and images© Scott Burns 1996 - 2011