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Jane Fulton Alt
(Evanston, IL, b.1951)
Sacred Heart #1, 1997
The Pit, 1999
Matters of the Heart #17, 2001
The heart is a metaphor for life and love. These photographs are about all of our hearts. They reflect my interest in the mystery of the life force, the search for what is true and lasting. I’m trying to get to the essence of what it means to be human. – Jane Fulton Alt
Jane Fulton Alt’s photographs, from her series Matters of the Heart, suggest a universal human experience that transcends cultures and continents. Linking vitality and decay, her works combine the almost violent image of the heart and a sense of serenity and calm. In this collection, Alt attempts to draw our society back to the natural world, fearing that we have lost touch with our links to nature and the life cycle.
Jane Fulton Alt attended the University of Michigan (BA, 1973) and the University of Chicago (MA, 1975). Since then, she has participated in numerous group exhibitions, ranging in location from Chicago to Germany. Her solo exhibitions also vary widely in locale, with galleries in Poland, Chicago, and Wilmette, IL displaying her work. In addition, Alt’s photographs are held in several permanent collections, including the Palmquist Archives at Yale University; the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston; and the Centro Fotografico Alvarez Bravo in Oaxaca, Mexico.