An experimental photographer, Susannah makes pictures that reveal the essential interconnectedness of the systems in our universe, from the smallest leaf to the cosmos itself. She pursues repeating patterns, following the echoes of the organic within the inorganic, and she sees shadow within form and form within shadow. She steps quietly in the footsteps of Henry Fox Talbot and other early pioneers of photographic image making, looking for clues that connect a photographer with the essence of the medium and the motivation that lies deep within the impulse to photograph. Sensitive to both the language of photography and visual signifiers within her immediate surroundings, her work exists in the midst of a dynamic and imaginative exchange with our in/visible cosmos.
Susannah's teaching focuses on history of photography, hybrid & historical processes and artists' books. Her interdisciplinary courses—Topologies, Embodied Camera and Photography: Degree Zero—examine how the medium of photography and the body itself function to reconcile two disparate realities original to humans: the force of the mechanical apparatus and the shaping of unformed, formless matter into authentic, visionary representations.
Susannah is represented by Photo-Eye in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Paragon-Media/NoneSuch Space in Oakland California and Donna Seager in San Rafael, California. Her work resides in numerous public and private collections.
Adjunct Professor, California College of the Arts
The San Francisco Art Institute
BA Mills College
MA University of California, Berkeley
MFA San Francisco Art Institute