kim kauffman

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My images are fundamentally about form and revealing the visual eloquence that I see in all things. This eloquence is often expressed in the details and abstractions of the object. For this reason I have taken the name Synecdoche Studio because it characterizes my work so perfectly – taking the part to represent the whole, finding the special in the ordinary.

Forms manifest in the resonance of a curve, the rhythm of a pattern, the dichotomy of light and shadow. They abound everywhere in nature: the twist of a leaf, the overlap of feathers on a bird’s wing, the symmetry of an unfurling flower. We emulate them in our human creations: the arch of a cathedral, the weave of a textile. These innate forms, abstractions from the larger world, connect with us at a basic level and help us to organize and understand our world.

I have explored and continue to explore these innate forms across a variety of subjects and in many different processes. The work you will see on this web site spans many years. It is united because it all starts with my very basic reaction to and exploration of form.


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