Friday, August 5, 2011

Back in the Church

© 2011 Sarah Barr

After coordinating the schedules of four adults and two children, I made it back into the church yesterday.  My friend Lisa and I signed release forms and waited for our chaperone to unscrew the plywood from the door behind the altar. (Someone had to find a drill for him since the building had been broken into the previous night and tools were stolen).

I photographed with my large format view camera and my 35mm.  I took some shaky, amateurish video with my little handheld digital camera too.  A lot of yesterday was about salvaging items from the church before it comes down.  I'm hoping to use these items for still life images and possibly an installation.  Below are some of the items we loaded in my trunk including an offerings basket, confessional screen with sliding door, pew end, candles and my favorite organs toes.  I've been wiping them down one at time and bringing them inside the studio.  


© 2011 Sarah Barr
Special thanks to Lisa for doing backbreaking work among decades-old dirt, piles of pigeon droppings and a light dusting of blue paint flecks.

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