Fine Art nominee

Collaborative series by Emma Powell & Kirsten Hoving
Svala’s Saga is a photographic fairy tale. Our character, Svala, is confronted with a sudden loss of the world’s birds. As the Earth heats and cools, she journeys through the wilderness searching for the last remaining eggs. By drawing on the archetypal motif of the quest, we hope to suggest that a lone individual can make a difference through perseverance and determination. These images are printed using the palladium chemical process over digital color.

Emma Powell received her MFA in photography from Rochester Institute of Technology. Among many awards, her work most recently won the top prize in a juried exhibition through the Colorado Photographic Arts Center in Denver, CO. She won the first place award in the Black and White and Alternative Process Contest for Rangefinder Magazine in 2014. Her work has been displayed in a number of solo exhibitions across the United States. Powell has had images accepted into numerous juried exhibitions including the Royal Photographic Society International Print Exhibition. Powell's photographs have been published in magazines such as Diffusion Magazine, Hand Magazine (cover), Seities (cover), Adore Noir, Yet Magazine, and Shots Magazine. They have also been published in online platforms such as Lenscratch, All About Photo, Lensculture, Wired Magazine Raw File, and Your Daily Photograph. Emma Powell is an assistant professor of art at Colorado College. She also teaches workshops such as Penland School of Arts and Crafts.