Deborah Kanfer
Biography
Originally from South Africa, Deborah Kanfer immigrated to Toronto Canada with her family in 1995. She has always been a creative thinker, and in awe of the photographic world. She moved back to South Africa in 2003 to study a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, where she majored in photography and established an ever growing passion for the medium of traditional photography. She has since graduated with a BFA honours degree in April 2007 ranking first in her year, and is currently pursuing a challenging career as a Fine Art photographer in Toronto, Canada.
Artist’s Statement
Impressions
impressions:n.1. effects produced on the mind. 2. uncertain ideas, beliefs and memories. 3. imitations of a person. 4. the impressing of marks
Photographic images tickle the viewer’s mind with the impression that they are a fact(s) which the viewer begins to believe are true.
However, my constant quest in the search to expose something relevant to my identity, is attempted through a process of manipulation of found photographic images and negatives. The photograph ultimately remains an impression – that engenders a sense of memory, ideas and beliefs of which will always remain within the realm of uncertainty.
These photographs originate from a few of many family “archives”. In re-working them, through this exploration of a time unknown to my physical life, I have allowed and encouraged myself to experience elusive glimpses into my past only to push me further into this historical void that I have yet to further discover and resolve.
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