Maker’s Medium: Student uses black and white photography to explore psychological spaces

January 22, 2021

Some of fourth-year art student Allison Poerschke's first memories are of film cameras. Today, she uses black and white film to evoke themes of surrealism, identity, and psychological spaces. 

(Courtesy of Allison Poerschke)

"Allison Poerschke is slowing down for introspection with black and white analog photography.

A fourth-year art student, Poerschke said one of her earliest memories is playing with a disposable camera her mother gave her when she was a child. She has been interested in art her whole life, and after beginning to create more art in high school, Poerschke realized it was something she wanted to pursue more seriously. She said she is a perfectionist and found she could articulate what she wanted to say more easily with photography as compared to other mediums like drawing or sculpture, which never turned out exactly how she wanted.

“I experimented with a lot of different mediums and eventually found photography,” Poerschke said. “It sort of clicked. I just felt that was the most accurate way of expressing myself.”"— David Egan, Jan. 22 2021

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