Sarah Wichlacz

Buffalo Zoo Gate Sculptures at Sarah Wichlacz
I finally shot the animal sculptures surrounding Buffalo Zoo; I only wish I could tell you more about them. Again, I shot digital with the lens baby; I just can’t get enough of the selective focus.
The Buffalo Zoo is the third oldest institution of it’s kind in the […]

Preliminary Scanner Camera at Sarah Wichlacz
I just wanted to put up some of my early scanner camera work (2005) - this is just a taste of a few early series. There is more to come…
From the artist statment-
These scanner camera images are cubist, allowing us to see multiple angles and perspectives on a subject in […]

I wrote this essay for a film theory course I took from Brian Henderson back in 2004 when I was a grad student at University of Buffalo. Ironically, when I was researching the topic I found that Brian Henderson, my prof, had written one of the most important essays on voice over narration. I guess […]

More golden oldies from Sarah’s vault. I wrote this essay as an undergrad (1999 I think;) it’s not bad, a little naive, but I make some good points and have a few great examples. Mark and Bourke-White certainly have much in common.
Bourke-White marks the evolution from the machine aesthetic to the more human approach. […]

Raised By Wolves as a Non-Fictional Multi-Media Narrative
I was reminded of this essay when I recently posted about Antoine D’Agata’s social documentary work. I wrote this essay back in 2001; I was taking an English course on narrative from Rick Fehrenbacher. Being a fan of Jim Goldberg’s work I saw great a great opportunity’s to […]

Dance Club

This is yet another older project (2003) that I wanted to repost on my new main page. Dance Club is an experiment in New Media documentary. The project is the result of a collaboration with Shawn Rider, who created the multimedia interface. The project is based on my research and writing, and also utilizes […]

Urban Legends: An Electronic Art Exhibit - Sarah Wichlacz
I was just reminded of this series by a student of mine (Michael Burch) so I figured I’d make sure I linked to it through my new homepage. As a part of my 1999 BFA show, I collaborated with Shawn Rider to build an online version of […]

The Name Game
I’m trying to re-post a lot of my older work, this was my obsession in 2004. The Name Game is a very large project, encompassing multiple elements in a variety of media, static and dynamic. First exhibited at the Carnegie Art Center, North Tonawanda, NY in April 2004, the Name Game is also […]

I’ve just posted a gallery of images from Love Canal -Preliminary Love Canal Shots at Sarah Wichlacz Some of the images were shot with the Lensbaby 2.0.
I was taken by how much illegal dumping takes place there today. I was also surprised by the number of people using the area for recreation. I encountered a […]