Photo-mechanical processes, rooted in the history of photo-based imagery, have been at the core of my practice for more than 30 years. Though I consider myself an interdisciplinary artist, my work continually draws from the thrust and mutability of the photographic image/object. Often working from sourced archived images or photos I take myself, the work explores contexts that destabilize the image, and play with its philosophical location. Underpinning my practice, I work with the ineffable nature of perception. The cultural overlay placed on the natural world is often a starting point for my pieces. The work explores systems of meaning that have been impressed upon nature (flora) throughout eras of colonialism and globalization. More specifically, common perceptions and representations of nature being “neutral,” “passive,” and “decorative” are starting points for many of my concepts, manifested through multiples and print based imagery.
Capaldi received her M.F.A. from the Massachusetts College of Art & Design and her B.F.A. from the Minneapolis College of Art & Design.
