https://www.whatisfoundthere.com/home daily 1.0 2026-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bf77d19dfe324923218ecc/1740680395442-SA297RNZJ169IYNRVMMM/WHAT_IS_FOUND_THERE_BTS_001.jpg Home Part of the development of this project and its proof of concept included working with my life+creative partner and engaging with/observing others in our personal arts community as they made their own collages and discovered their own meanings in temporary combinations of my images. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bf77d19dfe324923218ecc/1740680395940-VXR7KRMGQRCRMQ5X0AD5/WHAT_IS_FOUND_THERE_BTS_002.jpg Home Some friends created more literal collages and some made them more conceptual or even abstract. Some talked about what they meant to them, or what they were trying to say, or where it helped them see something differently. Some just made the collage and stepped back, refusing to put words to it. Each example reinforced how much context can change even the most "objective" photojournalistic image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bf77d19dfe324923218ecc/1740680398016-FYLLL8TZKBQBGZTT7RK4/WHAT_IS_FOUND_THERE_BTS_003.jpg Home Part of the development of this project and its proof of concept included working with my life+creative partner and engaging with/observing others in our personal arts community as they made their own collages and discovered their own meanings in temporary combinations of my images. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bf77d19dfe324923218ecc/1740680398260-EVC4ZUYPO0M8X9ZKOBB1/WHAT_IS_FOUND_THERE_BTS_004.jpg Home Each photograph is hand mounted on wood museum blocks then coated in acrylic paints and clear gels before being varnished. Mounted prints are combined into collages and screwed together creating 3 dimensional objects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bf77d19dfe324923218ecc/1740680399292-FBZ955Q5F16ZYJTLOGAW/WHAT_IS_FOUND_THERE_BTS_005.jpg Home Each photograph is hand mounted on wood museum blocks then coated in acrylic paints and clear gels before being varnished. Mounted prints are combined into collages and screwed together creating 3 dimensional objects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bf77d19dfe324923218ecc/1740680400124-P2B4ET1ZQB0TRAHF7L86/WHAT_IS_FOUND_THERE_BTS_006.jpg Home There are currently several hundred source images from pervious assignments and my private "photo journal". Mounted image sizes range from 4" square to 20" long edge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bf77d19dfe324923218ecc/b3338c88-1966-4a2d-89f3-9b9542e33096/WHAT+IS+FOUND+THERE+013.jpg Home What Is Found There 013: Hand-mounted photographs on wood blocks, with acrylic paint and gel, and matte varnish finish. 35” x 12.5” x 1.5” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bf77d19dfe324923218ecc/13de91ad-3797-4a5d-9255-4f11b1cb1bbf/WHAT+IS+FOUND+THERE+021.jpg Home What Is Found There 021: Hand-mounted photographs on wood blocks, with acrylic paint and gel, and matte varnish finish. 24” x 15” x 1.5” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bf77d19dfe324923218ecc/424ea76c-95bd-4f77-a820-f676d4057056/WHAT+IS+FOUND+THERE+045.jpg Home What Is Found There 045: Hand-mounted photographs on wood blocks, with acrylic paint and gel, and matte varnish finish. 30” x 16” x 2.125” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bf77d19dfe324923218ecc/fa8dbbbc-ea8b-4c68-8df1-51b2dc48cb2e/WHAT+IS+FOUND+THERE+131.jpg Home What Is Found There 131: Hand-mounted photographs on wood blocks, with acrylic paint and gel, and matte varnish finish. 22” x 13” x 1.5” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bf77d19dfe324923218ecc/f86e2801-4d27-4f4e-9f9d-e01784aacaaf/WHAT+IS+FOUND+THERE+612.jpg Home What Is Found There 612: Hand-mounted photographs on wood blocks, with acrylic paint and gel, and matte varnish finish. 12” x 20” x 1.5” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bf77d19dfe324923218ecc/148956ae-9cad-442b-800e-9194fad6b6b0/WHAT+IS+FOUND+THERE+219.jpg Home What Is Found There 219: Hand-mounted photographs on wood blocks, with acrylic paint and gel, and matte varnish finish. 17” x 12” x 1.5” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bf77d19dfe324923218ecc/fe18ac11-211d-48e6-adcf-ae4a8d97fc74/WHAT+IS+FOUND+THERE+522.jpg Home What Is Found There 522: Hand-mounted photographs on wood blocks, with acrylic paint and gel, and matte varnish finish. 21.5” x 14” x 1.5” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bf77d19dfe324923218ecc/519e043d-367f-4f9a-b7d4-954df5c7706d/WHAT+IS+FOUND+THERE+673.jpg Home What Is Found There 673: Hand-mounted photographs on wood blocks, with acrylic paint and gel, and matte varnish finish. 28” x 18” x 2.125” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bf77d19dfe324923218ecc/3de6cd41-669b-4781-b77a-9bbf09160997/WHAT+IS+FOUND+THERE+721.jpg Home What Is Found There 721: Hand-mounted photographs on wood blocks, with acrylic paint and gel, and matte varnish finish. 28” x 15” x 1.5” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bf77d19dfe324923218ecc/9ab34692-627e-4eaa-b420-c6cd41b28f8e/WHAT+IS+FOUND+THERE+816.jpg Home What Is Found There 816: Hand-mounted photographs on wood blocks, with acrylic paint and gel, and matte varnish finish. 29” x 22” x 2.125” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bf77d19dfe324923218ecc/5635ba68-2ee6-4235-8fe0-fa02d3b0fbd3/WHAT+IS+FOUND+THERE+019.jpg Home What Is Found There 019: Hand-mounted photographs on wood blocks, with acrylic paint and gel, and matte varnish finish. 17” x 15” x 1.5” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bf77d19dfe324923218ecc/72b7ebf8-27d4-4ef1-92ac-342a2a623d61/WHAT+IS+FOUND+THERE+278.jpg Home What Is Found There 278: Hand-mounted photographs on wood blocks, with acrylic paint and gel, and matte varnish finish. 19” x 14” x 1.5” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bf77d19dfe324923218ecc/d2b6216f-e85d-49fe-999a-d7dc57ceb8a9/WHAT+IS+FOUND+THERE+822.jpg Home What Is Found There 822: Hand-mounted photographs on wood blocks, with acrylic paint and gel, and matte varnish finish. 21” x 11” x 1.5” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bf77d19dfe324923218ecc/686f7448-8b6e-4e8b-b588-b37c0e58cc0c/IMG_6260.jpg Home The artist, Jason Houston, at home.