Various works
More Than Just Photography
We are accustomed to viewing photography in terms of the relationship of light, composition and subject matter.
Irma changes the relevance of these elements either via the elaboration, distortion, elimination or combination of the existing shapes, colors, or subject matter in the original photo. She further adds vibrancy or mutation of the existing colors through the addition of new colors, or tones, shades and hues. She thus changes the elements and therefore, the perception of the initial photo which she considers her blank palette or jumping off point if you will.
The end result is a juxtaposition of existing elements in the original photo to an artistic rendering and sometimes edgy expression of her unique and eclectic imagination.