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Fusion Forms, a series of multiple exposure solarizations, recombines body forms into surreal sculptures. I was fascinated by a wood sculpture I owned, made by a friend, where the sculptor was free to combine several body forms into a single abstract piece. I wondered how far I could push photography to do the same thing. I had already been experimenting with layerings of body images using Polaroid 4x5 and 8x10 color materials. I thought if I did multiple shots and then fused the layers by solarizing a negative, I might achieve my goal. So I began experimenting with Polaroid Type 55 B&W positive/negative film and a 4x5 view camera. After making the initial exposures, I opened the film packet as it was developing and re-exposed it to white light. This created a “Man Ray-like” solaration of the negative. It shows up in the prints as black Mackie lines and partially re-exposed shadow areas.
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