Kerry Mansfield Photography

THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT WE SEE & WHAT WE ARE AWARE OF.

The Intertidal Project (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Tidal Block and Tidal Strata Guide Photo (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Tidal Block Relocation Attempt (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Tidal Block Relocation Attempt (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Outline of the Tidal Block picture (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Close-up of the Tidal Strata picture (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Rocks for the Tidal Block picture (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Close-up of the Tidal Strata picture (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Dark ocean water from the Tidal Block picture (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Tidal Strata (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Medium blues water from the Tidal Block picture (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Tidal Block String Map (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

The Tidal Block Picture (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Moment of Impact Notebook page (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Galleons Reach Massive Wave Crash (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Splash Imprint (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Ink Traces Journal Wash (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Shadow Traces (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Ink Traces Journal Wash (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Shadow Traces (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Sand Imprint (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Sunset for Strata picture (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Sunset for Strata picture (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Sunset for Strata Picture (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Sunset Strata Close-up (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Sunset Strata Close-up (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Sunset Strata Close-up (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Sunset Strata (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Instax Polaroid and Flask Portrait (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Polaroid Sunset with Sunburn mark (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Hundreds of Sunset Polaroids on Table (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Twilight Memory Polaroid Grid (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Project Notebook Page with Quote (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Portrait of Photographer Kerry Mansfield (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

A study of how memory forms when a person is impacted by a cherished place that leaves an imprint upon them both.
Each encounter etches a line of memory into a map of time like geological strata.
Growing conscious of the depth of these memories can reveal the unfolding of time.

TIDAL BLOCK

SEE ALL THE TIDAL LEVELS SIMULTANEOUSLY

The Tidal Block Picture A photographic interpretation of a wood block print created from over 40 days of photographs and eleven thousand frames to show all of the tidal levels at once for the Intertidal Project by Kerry Mansfield.

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TIDAL STRATA

EVEN WATER NEEDS A MAP

Tidal Strata Repeated visits to the same location to create the Tidal Strata grid picture for the Intertidal Project by photographer Kerry Mansfield.

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SAND IMPRINT

YOU SEE THE RIPPLE NOT THE STONE

Sand Imprint Sand imprinted by tides surrounding rock for the Intertidal Project by Photographer Kerry Mansfield.

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SPLASH IMPRINT

THE WATER ETCHES A MAP

Splash Imprint White water splash on cliff taken for the Splash Imprint element of The Intertidal Project by photographer Kerry Mansfield.

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SUNSET STRATA

ONE SUNSET IS NEVER ENOUGH

One picture with 2000 frames of sunsets taken from the same location over three years to create the feeling from people’s memory of individual sunsets from the Intertidal Project by Photographer Kerry Mansfield.

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TWILIGHT MEMORY

THE MOMENT OF DESCENT

Twilight Memory Polaroid Grid The final Twilight Memory piece created from 48 polaroids of sunsets from the same location at Shell Beach Sea Ranch from the Intertidal Project by photographer Kerry Mansfield.

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INK TRACES

MEMORY IS MORE INDELIBLE THAN INK

Ink Traces Journal paper floating in the ocean for the Intertidal Project by photographer Kerry Mansfield.

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SHADOW TRACES

WHY IS SHE FOLLOWING ME?

Shadow Traces Shadow portrait on rocky beach for the Traces element of the Intertidal Project by photographer Kerry Mansfield.

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MAP ECHOES

TRACING THE LINES OF MEMORY

Tidal Block String Map Illustrates the process to create one picture from thousands of frames to the same location over time for the Intertidal Project by photographer Kerry Mansfield.

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FILMS

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THE SUM OF THE PARTS

GO BEHIND THE CURTAIN

String diagram of the theme elements for the Intertidal Project by photographer Kerry Mansfield.

Portrait of Photographer Kerry Mansfield taking photographs in front of a giant wave crashing for the Intertidal Project.

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