The works in Ian Trask’s Strange Histories series combine found 35mm photography, analog collage, and assemblage sculpture to create imaginative double-exposures that transcend the boundaries of time and experience. The photocollages, which are presented in vintage slide viewers, are created by overlaying two 35mm slides which have been meticulously selected from the artist’s massive 30,000 slide collection. It’s a slow process that relies on trial and error and serendipity. From the chaos emerges surreal visual juxtapositions informed by a confluence of memory, beliefs, feelings, current events, hopes, fears, and humor. The idea first took root in 2012 when the artist received a massive donation of slides from the Trachtenberg Family Slideshow Players, an art-pop family band based in New York City who used found slideshows as a catalyst for their music. The project has since evolved to include hundreds of the original collages, numerous print editions, and a collaborative art book (Strange Histories: A Bizarre Collaboration).