Catherine Yass
Stairs 1998

About Catherine Yass

Photographer Catherine Yass (born in 1963 in London, UK) is well known for her use of the experimental technique of solarization, a phenomenon where dark areas appear light and lighter areas become dark. By overlaying the film's positives and negatives, she produces surreal and luminous images she later translates and exhibits as lightboxes, prints, and films.   There is a hauntingly psychological quality to Catherine Yass' work, due… Read more