Two years ago I saw Esther Nooner’s work online, and was instantly a fan, knowing that we were kindred artists in our desire to disrupt the traditional and romanticized. This past fall I had the privilege of getting to know Esther and seeing her work in person at Anderson Ranch Arts Center. Esther’s work is […]
Conceptual
Amanda Musick: New Vistas: Photographers working with the Landscape
Growing up in Los Angeles, much of my consideration of landscape came from the faux realities of stage sets and created worlds within Disneyland. The happiest place on earth imprinted the Matterhorn and the Grand Canyon on my psyche long before I ever experienced them in person. I met photographic artist Amanda Musick at CENTER’s […]
Christopher Russell: Cascades
Photography has experienced some seismic shifts since it’s inception and today the surface of a photograph has ruptured in ways exciting and unexpected. Artist Christopher Russell continues to use the photographic process as a foundation for his artwork, starting with out-of-focus color photographs that he creates by limiting the functionality of the lens. But his […]
Charlotta Hauksdottir: A Sense of Place: Imprints of Iceland
There are many considerations around the phenomenology of place and memory, of home and the landscapes from our childhood–experiences fundamental to a sense of self. Photographer Charlotta María Hauksdóttir has created a masterful body of photographs that breaks open her memories of Iceland, presenting work in a variety of layered and intriguing presentations. She examines […]
Sophie Calle: Detachment, Death, and Dialogue
” Private – a word from the past, or so it would seem these days. A word of hardly any relevance in an era when everything – from one’s favourite recipe to one’s current relationship status – is posted on Facebook. Exhibitionism, self-revelation, the urge to tell stories, the pleasure of presenting and voyeurism are […]
Stig Marlon Weston: Back to Nature
‘In every walk in nature, one receives more than he seeks’. John Muir. As photographers we are accustomed to controlling our camera, lighting and subject matter to determine our creative voice. Norwegian artist, Stig Marlon Weston turns this approach upside down. He believes that the camera can sometimes be limiting and instead chooses to let […]