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The Digital Portfolio of Adam Sperling



Adam Sperling (1985).
Human makes much of our world; we build walls, creates space, make repairs, and rebuild. Inevitably, however, humans are incapable of constructing anything that is impermeable to natural decay and destruction. It is well known that nothing is permanent and that all things are in a constant state of change. Despite conservatory efforts and the use of new technologies and materials, nothing stands still. Adam Sperling collects and reimagines these moments that people forget or let decay and holds onto the principle that nothing is eternal.

Through the use of old and original photography, a medium that is usually thought to preserve an important moment at the sight of which it was taken, Adam Sperling uses them to create new moments, devoid of specific time and place. Rather, he uses these new moments to explore both personal and general concepts affected by their own impermanence. Through ripping, burning, collaging and utilizing a variety of transfer methods, he breaks down the material elements of the photographs and physically reforms them into new objects with new physical life and significance - a cycle which reflects the natural cycle of all life.
Untitled 2012

February 16, 2012+br456+br680+br1

Japan, 2011

July 29, 2011+br850+br338+br2

Woman of War, 2012

January 16, 2012+br850+br572+br3

Valencia

January 16, 2012+br388+br680+br4

The Wasley Brothers, 2011

September 5, 2011+br818+br680+br5

Untitled 2011

March 25, 2011+br686+br680+br6

Untitled 2010

November 1, 2011+br240+br680+br7

Untitled 2011

March 25, 2011+br850+br673+br8

Brothers 2011

February 9, 2011+br673+br680+br9

Untitled 2011

February 11, 2011+br850+br651+br10

Small Hole 2010

December 1, 2010+br850+br575+br11

Untitled, 2010

June 30, 2010+br842+br680+br12

Untitled, 2010

August 9, 2010+br850+br641+br13

Untitled 2010

December 1, 2010+br850+br297+br14

Untitled, 2008

May 18, 2010+br850+br349+br15

Untitled, 2009

May 18, 2010+br227+br680+br16

Untitled, 2009

May 18, 2010+br850+br647+br17

Series of 4, 2009

May 18, 2010+br309+br680+br18

Untitled, 2009

May 18, 2010+br682+br680+br19

Untitled, 2010

May 18, 2010+br575+br680+br20

Untitled, 2008

May 18, 2010+br850+br323+br21

Paris, 2008

May 18, 2010+br512+br680+br22

Cape Cod (homage to Hawthorne), 2009

May 18, 2010+br510+br680+br23

Musashi, 2008

May 18, 2010+br850+br363+br24

Untitled, 2010

May 18, 2010+br850+br602+br25

Untitled, 2010

May 18, 2010+br688+br680+br26

Series of 9, 2010

May 18, 2010+br850+br647+br27

Collage 1

May 17, 2010+br670+br500+br28

Holes

May 18, 2010+br448+br680+br29

Collage 2

May 17, 2010+br450+br600+br30

6

January 16, 2012+br510+br680+br31

Untitled 2011

November 12, 2011+br510+br680+br32

Japan 2011

June 19, 2011+br510+br680+br33

Japan 2011

June 19, 2011+br510+br680+br34

Untitled

February 9, 2011+br850+br637+br35

Untitled

February 9, 2011+br510+br680+br36

Untitled

February 9, 2011+br510+br680+br37

Untitled

February 9, 2011+br850+br637+br38

Untitled, 2010

September 19, 2010+br850+br637+br39

Untitled, 2010

September 19, 2010+br510+br680+br40

Untitled, 2010

September 19, 2010+br850+br637+br41

untitled, 2010

September 19, 2010+br850+br637+br42

Untitled

May 21, 2010+br850+br637+br43

Untitled

May 18, 2010+br850+br637+br44

Untitled

May 18, 2010+br850+br637+br45

Untitled

May 18, 2010+br850+br618+br46

Untitled

May 18, 2010+br850+br637+br47

Untitled

May 18, 2010+br850+br637+br48

Untitled

May 18, 2010+br850+br637+br49

Untitled

May 18, 2010+br553+br737+br50

Untitled

May 18, 2010+br553+br737+br51

Untitled

May 18, 2010+br850+br637+br52

Untitled

May 18, 2010+br553+br737+br53

Untitled

May 18, 2010+br510+br680+br54

Untitled

May 18, 2010+br850+br637+br55

Untitled

May 18, 2010+br850+br637+br56

Untitled

May 18, 2010+br850+br637+br57

Untitled

May 18, 2010+br510+br680+br58

Untitled

May 18, 2010+br510+br680+br59

Untitled

May 18, 2010+br850+br637+br60

Untitled

May 18, 2010+br850+br637+br61

Untitled

May 18, 2010+br553+br737+br62

Untitled 2011

January 16, 2012+br648+br680+br63

Parjarito, 2011

November 11, 2011+br850+br336+br64

Tasha Shack, 2011

November 11, 2011+br572+br680+br65

Soft Light 2011

June 20, 2011+br540+br680+br66

Tuner J. Tucker 2011

June 20, 2011+br388+br680+br67

My Girls 2011

June 20, 2011+br430+br680+br68

Farewell Address, 2011

April 8, 2011+br539+br680+br69

Adolescent Awakening, 2010

April 8, 2011+br724+br680+br70

Untitled 2011

April 8, 2011+br636+br680+br71

Truro Church MA, 2010

April 8, 2011+br557+br680+br72

Loves Labor Lost, 2010

April 8, 2011+br850+br679+br73

Grand Canyon 1984, 2010

April 8, 2011+br850+br590+br74

Arthur Age 2 1/2, 2010

April 8, 2011+br408+br680+br75

Remembering Papa Don 2010

April 8, 2011+br464+br680+br76

Portfolio of Adam Sperling.