My City February 2022

profound energy and aura re ected in the life of her grandfather. In “Forgiveness,” Zeiss uses her own objects to portray her experience in a conning relationship, and “Glimpses of Invented Dreams” captures objects that represent a participants’ shared dreams.e range of her works are printed on Japanese Kozo paper or developed with the collodion plate process. Her most recent installation entitled “Seeking Solace” was exhibited through the month of December at Flint ’s Buckham Gallery. In it, each picture acts as a doorway to a story – an image representing the hopes, dreams, loves and tragedies of each individual participant through the history of a chosen object. “Each subject is a volunteer who brought an item with them that holds an important story in their life,” explains Zeiss. “I listen to their stories while we go through the process of recording and creating their image.” It is in this way that Zeiss portrays the memories and impact of the time shared by all of us. In each black & white photo, an anonymous participant presents a personal object in a way that reflects their feelings toward the object. Truly, her photography process itself is an art form. Zeiss uses a R.H. Phillips & Sons 8x10 large format camera equipped with a Petzval lens (the rst portrait objective lens in the history of 

PHOTO BY CLINT BURHANS

ABOVE: ZEISS AND FLASH, HER RESCUE DOG

LEFT: ONE OF ZEISS’ FAVORITE IMAGES AND ONE OF HER FIRST ATTEMPTS TO BRING SOMETHING SHE IMAGINED INTO REALITY. BELOW: ANOTHER FAVORITE, THIS PHOTO ACTS AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN ONE EVENT AND THE NEXT. IT’S WHERE “BEFORE” MEETS “AFTER. ”

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