Norlan Olivo is a Providence based artist and musician. He graduated from The Massachusetts College of Art and Design, earning his BFA in Photography and is currently a recipient of the Interlace Grant. Norlan makes photographs of friends, acquaintances and spaces / places that are ever changing. His work touches on themes of self identity and a connection with the landscape.
About his work he writes; "I think in general portraits and landscapes are really frustrating because you're essentially chasing after a feeling you felt while standing in the field. You see something you like, you pull over, you walk around for a bit, you set up the camera, you look through the glass, it doesn't look right, you move, you like what you see, you take an image. You bring the image to a lab, they develop it, you scan it, then edit it and then maybe print it. By the time it gets to your computer screen or onto a sheet of paper you're about four layers removed from reality and it might not even make you feel something. My goal is to come as close as possible to what I felt at that moment.”
