The composite landscapes in the “Imprints” series include images that utilize fingerprint, palm print and eye patterns, that evoke the uniqueness of our connection with nature, images were parts of the landscape have been removed indicating how the earth is eroding and abstract landscapes where several sheets of photographic paper with variable cutouts are layered together imitating landforms that have formed over time. By utilizing human biological patterns, they speak to the interplay of effects between man and nature as well as our individual responsibility for our impressions upon it.
Charlotta María Hauksdóttir is an Icelandic artist based in California, working primarily in photography. Residing in the USA for over 18 years, she still draws inspiration from her home country Iceland. Her work centers around the unique connection one has to places and moments in time, and how memories embody and elevate those connections. Charlotta graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute with an MFA in Photography, in 2004, and received a BA in Photography from the Istituto Europeo di Design in Rome, Italy, in 1997. Her work has been exhibited around the world, with solo exhibition
