Nocturnal Sunrise

Philip Ringler

2006-2009

Nocturnal Sunrise is a deep exploration into the blackening process of Jungian psychological alchemy, or Mortificatio. These large (60”x40”), hand printed black and white pictures were made with tech pan 35 mm film; a film that provides both high contrast and full tonal range when developed in a certain way. The images are layered with alchemical symbolism, with the motif of the Roller Coaster as a central image, and others functioning to support it.

Read an interview about this work in Black and White Magazine.