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Ryan Foerster
Born in 1983, Newmarket, Canada
Lives and works in New York City, United States
Overview
Ryan Foerster is a photographer and zine-maker who uses salvaged and natural materials, and found objects. His technique is one of fetching, gathering and amalgamating. In synthesising his collected materials, Foerster encourages chance, accidents and mistakes, mimicking the disorder and disarray present in the natural world. Typical to his process, Foerster overlays photosensitive paper onto the ground and submerges it in the debris of woodland and other environments, covering the paper with so...Read more