In my mind, the place described in Phillipa Klaiber‘s Vorest hovers somewhere between the realms of truth and fantasy. Recontextualizing authentic historical documents alongside her own photographs, the artist blurs the line between past and present- what is and what was- as she explores her own relationship to this place as both insider and outsider. The resulting narrative […]
Archives for May 2020
Thesis Project: Leah Schretenthaler
When looking at Leah Schretenthaler‘s work, what excited me the most was it’s place as a new investigation into a very heavy mythologized geographic location. Hawaii has long been a place of interest for photographers, and for good reason, but Leah’s work feels like it takes all of that and flips it on it’s head. […]
Thesis Project: Hugo Teixeira and Brandon Ng
Anyone who’s done it will probably tell you that getting through graduate school is a challenge. For me, the period after graduating was just as difficult. Besides finding a job, I had to find a way to keep making work without the university’s facilities. I also had to figure out how to connect with the […]
Reframing the Passport Photo at the Wallach Gallery at Columbia University
Tomoko Sawada. ID-400 #201-300, 1998. 100 Gelatin silver prints; Overall: 50 x 40 in. International Center of Photography, Purchase, with funds provided by the ICP Acquisitions Committee, 2005. ©Tomoko Sawada. Image courtesy of ROSEGALLERY. In our continuing efforts to feature exhibitions that have been impacted by Covid 19, we are sharing a terrific exhibition at […]
Distinction at the Photographic Center North West
This weekend we are sharing two exhibitions that are on display but not available to the public. Today we feature the exhibition, Distinction, at the Photographic Center North West in Seattle, jurored by Kris Graves. The Photographic Center North West (PCNW) opened their 23rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Distinction, one of their most anticipated shows in their […]
George Nobechi: Here. Still. in the age of Covid-19
When I reviewed at FotoFest in Houston two years ago, I was immediately drawn to the photographs of George Nobechi. I was thrilled to see him again this year and finally have the chance to share his work. George is known not only for his photographs,but also for his lectures and workshops in Japan through Nobechi […]