'Making Penumbra' documentary following the making of Ian Strange's work for the FotoFocus Biennial

More on Penumbra: www.ianstrange.com/projects/penumbra-2022
More on the 2022 FotoFocus Biennial: www.fotofocus.org/biennial/2022

PENUMBRA was a series of newly commissioned photographic works and light installations by artist Ian Strange for the 2022 FotoFocus Biennial, Cincinnati. This footage was originally exhibited in 'Ian Strange: Disturbed Home', a survey exhibition at the Art Academy of Cincinnati for the FotoFocus Biennial. It follows the making of the two central photographic works in this new series.

Each work utilized large-scale single-source lighting to both illuminate and obscure the homes and their surrounding landscapes. The work's title, Penumbra, refers to a partial or imperfect shadow outside its darkest point, a place between total illumination and darkness. The photographic documentation, presented alongside partial archival histories, research, and response texts from Jheri Neri (GCNAC), reflects on the imperfect act of seeing, and re-presenting the history of a home.

PENUMBRA was created in collaboration with an Art Academy of Cincinnati residency, FotoFocus, Cincinnati Museum Centre (CMC), Greater Cincinnati Native American Coalition (GCNAC), the Hamilton County Landbank, alongside a paid student intern and mentorship program with the Art Academy, along with the communities of Elmwood Place, and Fairmount, Cincinnati.

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FOOTAGE:
Filmed by: Brittany Shyne, and Cameron Henderson
Editor and Grade: Dominic Pearce
Sound-mix: Sandbox

PROJECT CREDITS:
Artist: Ian Strange
Executive Producer: Jedda Andrews
Creative Producer: Emma Pegrum
Producer‭: Karri O'Reilly
Gaffer: Jake Heim
Lighting Consultant: Russ Faust
Additional Gaffer (Walnut): Scott Lipez
Electrician: Louis Suer
Electrician (Ley): Brenden Vennemeyer
Lighting Technician (Ley): Chad Penix
Key Grip (Ley): Kevin Martt
Key Grip (Walnut): Mike Dittiacur
Grip (Ley): Jake Storm
Grip (Walnut): Kevin Martt
Locations Manager: Joshua Kellinghaus
Head of Art Department (Ley): Jessalyn Lauree Brown
Head of Art Department (Walnut): Laura Dennings
Art Department Assistant (Ley): Christian Waters
Art Department Assistants (Walnut):
Kasey Hosp, Natalie LeCompe, Rebecca Steele
Ashley Elizabeth Thomas
Install (Walnut): Tim Brazeal (Cincinnati Roofing Services)
3D Pre-Visualisation: Jamie Sher (Spacescan)
DIT (Ley): Sam Stamler
Camera Assistant (Ley): Baxter Stapleton
DIT (Walnut): Emily Russo
COVID Compliance Officer: Erin Forbes
Medics (Ley): Kyle Hess, Christopher Miller
Medic (Walnut): Dan Sanders
Production Assistant: Lindsey Kibler
Production Assistant (Ley): Gabriel Miller
Production Assistants (Walnut):
Collin Combs, Reilly Combs, Donovan O’Reilly
AAC Student Interns:
Ellie Wallace, Rory Torstensson, Derek Sally,
John Ramsey, Emily Underwood, Francsico Huerta,
Lily Lamping, Mykaela Mays, Jenna Riffe, Romazia Nadeem
Production Runners: Shaunn Baker, and David Gewertz
Behind the scenes stills: Asa Featherstone
Curator and Artistic Director, FotoFocus: Kevin Moore
FotoFocus Project Coordinator: Taylor Malikowski
AAC Residency and Research Lead: Lacey Haslam
Archive Research Lead: Ellie Wallace
Research Advisor: Ann Senefeld (Digging Cincinnati)
AAC Community Engagement Lead: Linnea Gartin
Photo/archive printing and color: Joseph Landro (Joe's Printing)
Archive fabrication: Phil Ridgway
Grip /Lighting and Production Support: Midwest Grip & Lighting
Camera Gear: Dodd Camera
Lifts and Lift Support: Arts Rental, Cincinnati Jib
Specialty Lighting: Magnum Lighting and VIncent Lighting
Transportation Support: The Camera Department, Dennis O’Reilly
Catering: OINK!
Fabrication (Walnut): Fast Signs
Art Supplies (Walnut): Fellers and Laird Plastics
SPECIAL THANKS:
FilmCincinnati, Kristen Schlotman, Jheri Neri (GCNAC), Otis Pelfrey and Pam Galinsky, Cincinnati Port Authority, Amy Bancroft, Village Mayor Joe Anneken (Elmwood Place), the Cincinnati Police Department, Stanislava Pinchuk, Sam Winzar, Suzie Sheehy, Dustin Taylor, Lakesa Bryant, Jennifer Hill, Pam Ford, Larry Ford. We wish to extend our gratitude for the support, participation, and collaboration of the neighbourhoods and community of Elmwood Place, and Fairmount, Cincinnati, without which, this project would not have been possible.

As a step toward honoring the truth and achieving healing and reconciliation with those Indigenous peoples who were affected most by the Doctrine of Discovery and broken treaties, We acknowledge the traditional homelands of the Shawnee, Miyamia, Delaware, Potawatomi, Wyandot, Seneca, Chippewa, Ottawa, Wapaghkonnetta. And over 50 other historic Nations and bands that call this land home. We acknowledge and honor that the word Ohio comes from the Haudenosaunee word ‘ohi-yo', for 'good rivers' and that this was a place of gathering and ceremony, trade and exchange, food growing, sharing and story, and respect for culture, and finally, we acknowledge the lands these works were created on, were unceded and stolen from these original peoples.