Photography – Boston

James Bostick lives in Salem and has been working as a photographer and designer for over 30 years. Bostick’s fine art work has been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide and has been included in notable private and public collections. Bostick's current project is the creation of The Salem Arcanum Tarot and features people of Salem portraying the themes of the Tarot. This is the first Tarot deck composed entirely in studio. In a time when it’s common to assume each photo we see has been digitally manipulated Bostick strives to capture the scene as seen before his camera. In his studio he creates theater and story telling, captured for others to discover their own meaning and symbolic value. The images and symbols of the Tarot tradition have a rich and ancient history. Bostick has been inspired by these images and attempts his own photographic interpretations of the visual language that is the Tarot. This series of photographs attempts to deconstruct the semiotic symbol systems of the Tarot in an effort to understand their evolution of meaning. They contain personality and allow divination at the heart of each tarot card. Combined they become a secret language and form of expression uniquely their own. Every card in the series becomes a portrait of a local Salem resident and tells the human story within the Tarot. Visit SalemArcanum.com for more information or email inquiries to [email protected] You can learn more about James Bostick at jbostick.com