Zach: 'The Father I Never Knew'. A Series of fine art Self-portraits. Who was Zachary Reynolds? In a richly expressed visual tale, photographer Kathryn Reynolds explores the life of her father, the late ‘Zach’ Reynolds. Trying to piece together other peoples’ memories of a father she never knew, Reynolds creates order from chaos as she sorts through a maelstrom of friends’ stories, photographs culled from press releases, magazine articles, biographies, and miles of tape recording. Reynolds seeks to create an experience that gives the viewer a glimpse into the life of this extraordinary man thirty years after his passing. “There are many of us who grew up without knowing our fathers, for all kinds of reasons. I believe that loss is a universally shared human experience. I wonder how things would be different if my father were still alive.” In this work, Reynolds recreates iconic photographs of her father, using herself as his avatar. She incorporates his beloved cars, motorcycles, planes, and other beloved objects. In doing so, Reynolds steps into the past and divines it back to life. These self- portraits manifest echoing effect of ancestors in our daily lives. In this collection of work we experience the deep longing of a child’s heart.
Zach: 'The Father I Never Knew'. A Series of fine art Self-portraits.
Who was Zachary Reynolds? In a richly expressed visual tale, photographer Kathryn Reynolds explores the life of her father, the late ‘Zach’ Reynolds. Trying to piece together other peoples’ memories of a father she never knew, Reynolds creates order from chaos as she sorts through a maelstrom of friends’ stories, photographs culled from press releases, magazine articles, biographies, and miles of tape recording. Reynolds seeks to create an experience that gives the viewer a glimpse into the life of this extraordinary man thirty years after his passing.
“There are many of us who grew up without knowing our fathers, for all kinds of reasons. I believe that loss is a universally shared human experience. I wonder how things would be different if my father were still alive.â€
In this work, Reynolds recreates iconic photographs of her father, using herself as his avatar. She incorporates his beloved cars, motorcycles, planes, and other beloved objects. In doing so, Reynolds steps into the past and divines it back to life. These self- portraits manifest echoing effect of ancestors in our daily lives. In this collection of work we experience the deep longing of a child’s heart.