Doorways, according
to photographer Stephanie Torbert, open into spaces both real and imagined. In
this untitled photograph she has nicknamed Self-Service Sky, the reflection
in the door suggests a question about what is really behind the door. There are
no details about the specific place and time. Here is just enough information
to keep you guessing about whats real and what isnt. Remember
in the film version The Wizard of Oz, when Dorothys house lands in
Oz? She opens the door of her black-and-white Kansas home and steps out into the
full-color world of Oz. The transformation takes place when Dorothy opens the
door. Stephanie Torbert isnt so interested in the full-color world of Oz
as she is in checking out that door. The sky is through the door
and its refrigerated, says Torbert, preserved perfectly blue
with clouds. There is something about the idea of self-service sky
that I love because it is kind of whimsical. It could be the worst gray day in
the world and you could just open this door and serve yourself and out would come
this wonderful blue sky with white clouds. |