71%

@Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Schaefer International Gallery
May 26 - July 21 2013

EXHIBIT STATEMENT
In a data-heavy society, being defined by the numbers make intangibles tangible. The ocean would be 71 percent [of the Earth's surface]. By examining the intricacy and interdependency of this 71 percent of the world we live in, a sense of the momentary and of timelessness becomes more obvious.

ARTIST STATEMENT
I spent most of my life at sea, my earliest memories are of water.

For over two decades I photographed marine life. I created intimate portraits of fish, sharks, and corals. When I photograph in the ocean now, I often find void and damage instead, footprints where we humans shouldn't have left any. That is why today I photograph empty oceans.

My photographs are not a documentation but an artistic choice to illuminate. By revealing the truth and the extraordinary, I try to create an awareness and inspire reverence.

- Bruna Stude (2013)

Predator. Prey
2002/2013
80 x 60 inch / 4 panels 40 x 30 inch ea
gelatin silver

Red Sea
2013
91 x 180 inch
mixed media collage; platinum/palladium prints, ink, on cardboard

Vanishing
2002/2013
Site specific installation approx. 150 x 20 inch