Scannography, using the scanner as the camera, is a rediscovery of image making. That is, it's reminiscent or mirrors, in both process and aesthetics, the historic images of those first photo-grams and canotypes. Particularity in the use of botanical objects, which to me is not surprising.

For some primordial reason when a new image making process or technique is created we innocently throw nature onto its surface, as some kind of ongoing test. Perhaps looking to see if it can match our own perceptual abilities and/or move beyond it. Scannography, to my estimation has come the closest to fulfilling this goal.

Chad's bio

A leading fine art photographer, Chad Kleitsch work has been featured in numerous exhibitions in museums and galleries throughout the United States such as The Art Institute of Chicago, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum CT, CCS Bard Hessel Collection NY, The Center for Photography at Woodstock NY, Berkshire Museum MA, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art NY, Ariel Meyerowitz Gallery NYC, Carrie Haddad Gallery NY and Yancy Richardson Gallery NYC.

Kleitsch was born and raised in New Jersey. He earned his B.A. in photography at Bard College in New York. He has since lectured Yale University, Sarah Lawrence College, and The Center for Photography at Woodstock. As well he has lead classes in photography at several colleges and art centers, such as Bard College, Woodstock Center for photography and LaGuardia College.

In his 30 year career Kleitsch has completed numerous essays. A ten year three part photographic survey of abandoned architectural sites, among them are Remnants of Impermanence, a study of abandoned industrial sites in the American rust belt, Asylum images of vacant psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. northeast and Lost & Found an essay of the Ellis Island’s buildings. As well Street Work, a street photography essay which was included in the comprehensive volume Bystander: A History of Street Photography and accompanying exhibition at The Art Institute of Chicago. Finally This Moment is an extensive botanical survey through the new photographic process of scanography.

An ongoing project, now in its tenth year, called White Box focuses on behind the scenes of museum art installations around the United States. Some of the institutions that have participated in the project are: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA, The Menil Collection, George Eastman House. Currently he is working on an essay of scanography of rare documents called Works on Paper housed in the New York Public Library’s special collections.

His work has appeared in publications such as Chronogram, The Mountain Record, and Time Magazine. Was included in the book Bystander: A History of Street Photography, and has been reviewed in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Time Out, ArtNews Magazine, Albany Times Union, and Fortune Magazine.

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