Nancy Oliveri studied conceptual art and film photography at Hartford Art School in the early 80″s. Her decades long photo based practice has embraced digital photography, photo book publishing, artificial intelligence and has explored multiple photographic genres. Oliveri is the recipient on numerous international awards and honors including first place in the 2024 AI Hokusai Art Tech Research Project.
Statement::
Inspired by Icelandic lava fields and Fairie folklore I wanted to shoot photographic portraits exploring the mutually symbiotic evolution of humans with the earth and animals. The lava caves were a perfect solution, allowing us to be inside the earth and use only natural light .Everyone, including baby Leo and the dog intuitively played their part with very little direction.
