Paul Berger was born in 1948 and is best known as a pioneer in exploring the artistic possibilities of digital imagery. Berger received his BFA from UCLA in 1970 and his MFA from the Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester in 1973. In 1978 he co-founded the the photography program at the University of Washington, Seattle, where he has taught for thirty years.Paul initially used pre-digital photography in his explorations. In the series Mathematics he created layered images of mathematical formulas on a university blackboard, capturing them with a malfunctioning camera. The images probe the relationship of image and text, exploring what Berger calls the "site of notation" —the point where an idea becomes graphic. This work also introduces his interest in relinquishing some creative responsibility to his equipment, allowing for a degree of productive error.
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