Ann Arbor: Hand-Altered Polaroid Photographs

If youve never seen a Cynthia Davis photograph before youll be surprised and delighted by her evocative hand-altered Polaroid photography. Here Davis brings her vision of the world to Ann Arbor. The town thats home to Zingermans the Michigan Stadium and the Michigan Theater takes on a contemplative at times moody look through Davis method a process of manipulating the gel-like chemicals in Polaroid film while it is still developing. The result is a unique blend of photo-realism and impressionism that gives both alumni and "townies" a view of their favorite local landmarks like theyve never seen before. Cynthia Davis has won over 100 major awards and has exhibited in numerous exhibitions in galleries universities and museums as well as major art festivals around the country. She lives in Ann Arbor.