Photography Atelier

Amy Rindskopf

Terra Novus (New Land)

At the market, I pick each one up, pulled in by the shapes as they sit together, waiting. I feel its heft in my hand, enjoy the textures of the skin or peel, and begin to look closer and closer. The patterns on each individual surface marks them as distinct. I push further still, discovering territory unseen by the casual observer, a new land. I am like a satellite orbiting a distant planet, taking the first-ever images of this newly envisioned place.

This project started as an homage to Edward Weston’s Pepper No. 30  (I am, ironically, allergic to peppers). As I looked for my subject matter at the market, I found that I wasn’t drawn to just one single fruit or vegetable. There were so many choices, appealing to both hand and eye. I decided to print in black and white to help make the images visually more about the shapes, and not about guessing which fruit is smoothest, which vegetable is greenest.

Artist Bio

Amy Rindskopf is a photographer based in Winchester, MA. Her work focuses on the natural world, where she finds a meditative calm from the bustle of life. As a long-time farm-share volunteer, recipe developer, and New England resident, she is especially interested in the local seasonal harvest.

Rindskopf’s work has been exhibited at galleries and museums throughout New England, including the Griffin Museum of Photography, the Danforth Museum, the Vermont Center for Photography, and the Nave Gallery.

Rindskopf studied photography at Wellesley College; the Corcoran Museum of Art, and the Photography Atelier at the Griffin Museum of Photography, where she is the course assistant. She is also the event manager at Wright-Locke Farm.

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