Danielle Dravenstadt

Haptic Hallucinations

In this series, Dravenstadt disorients the viewer and challenges them to think critically about the relationship between their body and technology. These photographs question the ways in which technology can both enhance and disrupt our sensory experiences.

Hayfield Gardens

Common Devotion

2022

Snapshot Paintings

2021

Hold On

2020

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Quiet

2020

Tend

In Tend, Dravenstadt transforms simple gestures of care into radical expressions of acceptance. She generates an aesthetic built in the tender engagement with materials of caretakers to make care visible, mentionable, and to provoke a consideration of the transformative potential of practicing care in daily life.

And How Tightly

And How Tightly

2019, archival pigment print on 100% cotton rag, 30” x 30”

The Milk, the Lime

The Milk, the Lime

2019, archival pigment print on 100% cotton rag, 30” x 30”

Every Seed

2019, archival pigment print on 100% cotton rag, 30” x 30”

Silky Shoulders

Silky Shoulders

2019, archival pigment print on 100% cotton rag, 10” x 15” triptych

Tug, Tuck

2019, archival pigment print on 100% cotton rag, 10” x 15” triptych

Just So

2019, archival pigment print on 100% cotton rag, 10” x 15” triptych

Take the Balcony

Take the Balcony

2019, archival pigment print on 100% cotton rag, 10” x 15” triptych

The Balm

2019, archival pigment print on 100% cotton rag, 10” x 15” triptych

Hissing Kettle

2019, archival pigment print on 100% cotton rag, 10” x 15” triptych

The Rook

2019, archival pigment print on 100% cotton rag, 10” x 15” triptych

Together

Wake

In Wake, intense points of convergence disrupt nebulous atmospheres and insist upon inspection. Through habitual research, investigation, and discovery, I capture unforeseen and impermeable visions that offer a rare escape from the ordinary. These arresting vignettes document a singular experience: a cognizance of the transcendental, impermanent, and ephemeral.

Bend

2017, archival pigment print on Epson Hot Press Natural, 8" x 12"

Wake

2017, archival pigment print on Epson Hot Press Natural, 16" x 16"

Breach

2017, archival pigment print on Epson Hot Press Natural, 8" x 12"

Graze

2017, archival pigment print on Epson Hot Press Natural, 8" x 12"

Vent

2017, archival pigment print on Epson Hot Press Natural, 8" x 12"

Press

This series of diptychs addresses the human desire for connection which is often challenged by the realities of everyday life. By pressing two uniquely painted panels together, they become distorted iterations of what they once were. One pair may find a perfect harmony from this abrupt gesture. Others are left in discord until frenzied, repetitive marks with domestic tools marry them back together. Each raw, personally felt gesticulation lays bare colliding sensations of longing, division, bliss, rage, disillusionment, and aspiration.

Mash

2017, acrylic on wood panel, 4" x 10"

Mash (detail)

2017, acrylic on wood panel, 4" x 10"

Press

2017, acrylic on wood panel, 4" x 10"

Press (detail)

2017, acrylic on wood panel, 4" x 10"

Spread

2017, acrylic on wood panel, 4" x 10"

Spread (detail)

Spread (detail)

2017, acrylic on wood panel, 4" x 10"

Stir

2017, acrylic on wood panel, 4" x 10"

Stir (detail)

2017, acrylic on wood panel, 4" x 10"

Whisk

2017, acrylic on wood panel, 4" x 10"

Whisk (detail)

2017, acrylic on wood panel, 4" x 10"

Grounding

This series captures ordinary and extraordinary marks and forms discovered on city streets. Quiet, ephemeral glimpses transform into indelible experiences through the exploration of overlooked places.

Charles

2015, Archival pigment print on Museo Portfolio Rag, 20" x 30"

Charles II

2015, Archival pigment print on Museo Portfolio Rag, 20" x 30"

28th

2015, Archival pigment print on Museo Portfolio Rag, 20" x 30"

Falls

2015, Archival pigment print on Museo Portfolio Rag, 20" x 30"

Huntingdon

2015, Archival pigment print on Museo Portfolio Rag, 20" x 30"

25th

2015, Archival pigment print on Museo Portfolio Rag, 20" x 30"

Oliver

2015, Archival pigment print on Museo Portfolio Rag, 20" x 30"

83

2015, archival pigment print on Museo Portfolio Rag, 20" x 30"

Howard

2015, archival pigment print on Museo Portfolio Rag, 20" x 30"

Howard II

2015, archival pigment print on Museo Portfolio Rag, 20" x 30"

Fitz

2015, archival pigment print on Museo Portfolio Rag, 20" x 30"

Sway

Grounding

2016, installation of found objects and projected digital image, 8' x 10'

Grounding (detail)

Grounding (detail)

2016, installation of found objects and projected digital image, 8' x 10'

Linden

2016, archival pigment print on Museo Portfolio Rag, 20" x 30"

2016, installation of muslin, found objects and projected digital image, 10' x 12'

2016, installation of muslin, found objects and projected digital image, 10' x 12'

Boundaries

2016, archival pigment print on Museo Portfolio Rag, 20" x 30"

North

North investigates the human mark and organic degradation found on city streets. Printing, transforming, and reprinting found marks reveals the nature of decay and the impact of human agency. Assemblage deconstructs and reconstructs elements found within an urban environment, creating miniature worlds from a vast, bustling place.

Avenue

2014, archival pigment print on Museo Portfolio Rag, 16" x 20"

Alley

2014, archival pigment print on Museo Portfolio Rag, 16" x 20"

North

2014, assemblage of photography, screen-printing on plexiglass, and solid wood, 6' x 10'

Bridge

2014, found paint peeling assemblage, 5" x 5"

North (detail)

2014, assemblage of photography, screen-printing on plexiglass, and solid wood, 24" x 36"

North (detail)

2014, assemblage of photography, screen-printing on plexiglass, and solid wood, 24" x 36"

Glimpse

Glimpse combines photography, printmaking, and assemblage to explore perceptions of place, the experience of disorientation, and the act of escapism. Deconstructing and reconstructing images transform fleeting glimpses into worlds all their own.

Burst

2009, silver gelatin print and screen-printing on glass, 8" x 10"

Remembered

2009, silver gelatin print and screen-printing on glass, 12" x 12"

Floating

2009, silver gelatin print and screen-printing on glass, 12" x 12"

Flutter

2009, silver gelatin print and screen-printing on glass, 8" x 12"

We Fix Flats

2009, silver gelatin print and screen-printing on glass, 10" x 20"

Oiseau

2009, silver gelatin print and screen-printing on glass, 8" x 10"

Glimpse

2009, silver gelatin print and screen-printing on glass, 8" x 10"

Reach

2009, silver gelatin print and screen-printing on glass, 8" x 10"

First

2009, silver gelatin print and screen-printing on glass, 12" x 12"

Scenic World

2009, silver gelatin print and screen-printing on glass, 10" x 20"

Sway

2009, silver gelatin print and screen-printing on glass, 8" x 10"

Splat

2009, silver gelatin print and screen-printing on glass, 8" x 10"

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Haptic Hallucinations

Hayfield Gardens

Common Devotion

Snapshot Paintings

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And How Tightly

Bend

Grounding

Avenue