Susan Richman’s work is informed by a sense of the fleeting as well as a keen eye for color and detail. Much influenced by the work of Gerhard Richter, who for a long period layered paintings over photographic material, Richman tends to accumulate an image more than simply shoot it. Working by a process of accretion, subtraction and diffusion, she produces images that are at once abstract and very particular.

“I am an interpreter of what surrounds me and the camera is my instrument of choice. It affords me a different way of seeing and a way to uncover what is unobserved. With each new project I strive in my photographs to discover overlooked or neglected items that are unseen by people rushing through daily life, and through my focus, to create an awareness that will inspire a dialogue.”