Christopher Porche West

Christopher Porche West Porché West’s artful expressions exist at the nexus of photography and sculpture, the point where photography and sculpture converge.

Dramatic and thought-provoking photographs are encased within salvaged architectural elements adorned with thought-provoking, symbolic objects. The net effect is additive - the sum is greater than the parts - photographs incorporated within sculpture deepen the meaning and message of the art. It is Porché West’s contention that flat photographs fail to achieve the richness and dimensionality of ph

otographic sculpture. Though a framed photograph can tell a good story, a photograph 'housed' in sculpture gives a more nuances and deep narrative. Salvaged architectural debris door casings, flooring, window frames, k***s and pulls give the photograph a sense of place, an authenticity that comes from being at home in the soul of the artist’s works. Porché West’s assemblage work is cultural 'curatorialism' masked as art. The simple behaviors and beliefs of ordinary people are universal and easily understood. Religious faith, death and burial rituals, celebration and suffering are comprehended, if not shared, by all humanity. To see one’s own emotions in the face of a Haitian child or the hands of an elderly woman in New Orleans, is to be reminded that that which binds us together is greater than that which divides us.
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We are in essence, One.

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03/09/2021

All on a Mardi Gras Day...

12/08/2018
03/05/2017

Porché West’s artful expressions exist at the nexus of photography and sculpture, the point where photography and sculpture converge. Dramatic and thought-provoking photographs are encased within salvaged architectural elements adorned with thought-provoking, symbolic objects. The net effect is ad...

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The Bank of Soul
09/24/2016

The Bank of Soul

One of my favorites.
09/23/2016

One of my favorites.

The beautiful process of making photographs is that you never have to say: "Goodbye"...
09/23/2016

The beautiful process of making photographs is that you never have to say: "Goodbye"...

09/21/2016

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