Sometimes the research for one project inspires new ideas of disseminating the same information on other platforms. Film producer Matt Kapp, in his research for his documentary film, 16 Acres, about the rebuilding the World Trade Center, collected a significant amount of archival materials. His appreciation for New York history spurred him to then create […]
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Fran Forman: The Rest Between Two Notes
“I communicate with the world by creating visual narratives of composited photographs, often illuminating that in-between moment in time. It is how I explore dreams deferred, connections to prior generations, the natural world and our place within it. Making art is my psychological release, my obsession and my salvation. – Fran Forman” Fran Forman has […]
Keeper of the Hearth: Picturing Roland Barthes’ Unseen Photograph
“In order to see a photograph well, it is best to look away or close your eyes.” – Roland Barthes Forty years ago, French literary theorist Roland Barthes wrote the Camera Lucida (La Chambre claire), a book and way of thinking that has influenced generations of photographers. Published in 1980, shortly before his death, the […]
Frazier King: The Collector’s Eye
It’s always fascinating to peek into the flat files and onto the walls of photography collectors. And even more interesting, is to examine the compilations made by collectors who are photographers themselves. Frazier King, lawyer-turned-photographer, 15-year board member of the Houston Center for Photography, and avid photography collector is releasing a book based on his […]
Kyler Zeleny: Crown Ditch and the Prairie Castle
Projects featured this week were selected from our most recent call-for-submissions. I was able to interview each of these individuals to gain further insight into the bodies of work they shared. Today, we are looking at the series and new book, Crown Ditch and the Prairie Castle by Kyler Zeleny. In the space of four years, Kyler Zeleny […]
Kathleen Y. Clark: The White House China
The Penn Museum in Philadelphia has a current exhibition, Memory Keepers: Why Objects Matter, about a subject that I have considered over the years while disposing of several households worth of possessions. What gets passed on to future generations and what gets discarded? We keep objects that hold history, memory and more importantly, hold a […]