15 Slides

Considering I live in Rochester, New York (the birthplace of Kodak) I can’t help but get a lit

Larry Towell and Mike Stevens @ Visual Studies Workshop

As I mentioned yesterday, last night I attended a LIVE performance by Larry Towell and Mike Stevens

installation for student show

Yesterday I printed and installed seven photographs from my current book project for an exhibition i

 

15 Slides

February 23, 2012 in art, collage, photography, zines

Considering I live in Rochester, New York (the birthplace of Kodak) I can’t help but get a little sentimental when I see anything Kodak-film related. Pair that with my love of Anthony Zinonos’ collage work and the zine 15 Slides published by BOLO just had to be mine! Ordered!

15 Slides by Anthony Zinonos is a zine of collages made by the artist “using elements and images from 15 random film slides bought at a flea market in Norwich, UK.”

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images from Anthony Zinonos’ Flickr

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Larry Towell and Mike Stevens @ Visual Studies Workshop

February 23, 2012 in events, photography, ROC, video

As I mentioned yesterday, last night I attended a LIVE performance by Larry Towell and Mike Stevens at Visual Studies Workshop as part of the Aesthetics of Atrocity Public Program.

Wow, where to begin? First, I had no idea that Larry was also going to be performing vocals and acoustics! Not only was Mike playing the harmonica, who did not disappoint, but Larry played the guitar and even a saw! When Larry sang his voice was so visceral. The musical experience paired with his photographs of atrocity for two hours made for a very moving night.

I didn’t take any photos of the performance due to the fact that the auditorium was very dark and my glowing point-and-shoot camera would have been way too distracting. So, I snapped the above two pics with my BlackBerry. The first one was during the intermission between sets and the second was at the very end of the event.

Visual Studies Workshop did have staff capturing video footage of the performance so hopefully that will be online soon for those of you who missed it. I will keep you posted!

I actually have to write a response paper for one of my classes on this event, so I will wait to share anymore of my thoughts until I finish that. Joys of grad school – ha!

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installation for student show

February 22, 2012 in exhibitions, photography

Yesterday I printed and installed seven photographs from my current book project for an exhibition in the Student Gallery at Visual Studies Workshop. This was the first time these photographs have lived outside of the book. I like seeing them as 8″x10″s!

I will share more photos of the rest of the exhibition later this week.

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TONIGHT: Larry Towell and Mike Stevens

February 22, 2012 in events, photography

TONIGHT at Visual Studies Workshop: Larry Towell and Mike Stevens, slideshow with live music, February 22, 7 pm, VSW’s Auditorium

A folk music performance and photography slideshow by renowned Magnum photographer Larry Towell who has recently returned from photographing in Afghanistan and has published monographs on the Gaza Strip and the aftermath of hurricane Katrina.

Be sure to check out Mike Stevens’ website to hear some of his amazing harmonica work. So excited to hear him play LIVE tonight!

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ANGELA KELLY LECTURE: Catharsis: Images of Post Conflict Belfast 2010-­11

February 17, 2012 in events, photography

After viewing Regarding Place: Photo Media Invitational Wednesday night I walked across the street to attend a lecture by Angela Kelly.

In her lecture, Catharsis: Images of Post Conflict Belfast 2010-­11, Angela started out talking about her past work including Image/Text, Compass Rose, Famine series, Domestic Discomfort, and Sundays at Sea. Then, she moved on to her current series Catharsis which is on view in Regarding Place. I remember her sharing this work years ago when I was at RIT (she was one of my professors), and was happy to hear her talk about the projects again now that I have seen her current project.

Catharsis combines family photos, recent photographs taken in Belfast, and text elements (geographic locations). Angela’s work is personal, it has been for decades. I thought it was interesting listening to her talk about the challenge of making the personal photograph public. With Catharsis for example by juxtaposing the old and new photographs and giving the geographic location, she invites the viewer to participate in the work.

Listening to Angela speak about her photographic practice spanning decades was truly inspiring. She is so passionate about her work and is still excited to continue making. I left the lecture hall ready to get to work!

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Regarding Place: Photo Media Invitational

February 16, 2012 in art, events, exhibitions, photography, sculpture, video

Last night I drove out to the Tower of Fine Arts Center Gallery at The College at Brockport to view Regarding Place: Photo Media Invitational. Artists in the exhibition include Molly Landreth, Angela Kelly, Suzanne E. Szucs, and Pinky Bass.

Landreth exhibited photographs from her project Embodiment: A Portrait of Queer Life in America. I was first introduced to Molly’s work during the Photo 2.0 — Online Photographic Thinking panel discussion back in October.

Kelly exhibited photographs from her new series Catharsis. Angela was one of my professors at RIT and it was great to see her again. Tomorrow I will share a post about her lecture Catharsis: Images of Post Conflict Belfast 2010-­11 which I attended last night after viewing the exhibition. She was great, which came to no surprise.

Szucs exhibited prints from her Sketch 4 I.D. series and her project Breathing in Place which included prints (Lake Superior #1, 2, 3, Lake Ontario #2) and a video (Lake Ontario, Tina). I really enjoyed the video.

Bass exhibited a few projects, and somehow I only caught one of the wall labels! Sorry! The gelatin silver prints with embroidery thread hung with platinum holders and Plexiglass is her series Contemplating My Internal Organs. This is the work by the bookshelf. Speaking of bookshelf, it held books of each of the artists which I thought was a nice addition to the exhibition. I uploaded a very short video clip of Megan Sullivan operating one of Bass’ sculptural pieces. Using a foot petal, the image strip moves creating a series of tones. It was lovely. I really wish I caught the wall label! Does anyone know the title?

The exhibition is on view through this Sunday (February 19) for any locals who have yet to see it. Go!

For more information on the exhibition you can read the Brockport Press Release and view the Brockport YouTube video. Also Kitty Hubbard, the curator of the exhibition, set up a Facebook group to encourage a dialogue amongst artists and audience – head over and join the conversation!

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Photographs Not Taken

February 14, 2012 in books, photography, writings

I just ordered Photographs Not Taken: A Collection of Photographers’ Essays published by Daylight Magazine. “Editor Will Steacy asked each photographer to abandon the camera and, instead, use words to recreate the image that never made it through their lens.” Over seventy photographers contributed!

Personally I’m excited to read essays by Roger Ballen, Amy Elkins, Gregory Halpern, Todd Hido, Shane Lavalette, Alec Soth, Amy Stein, and Brian Ulrich. Check out Daylight to see the full list of contributors.

Interesting concept right? I can also imagine it being a nice exercise, maybe I will try it tomorrow!

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image from Daylight Magazine website

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you’re a gem!

February 14, 2012 in design

Anyone who knows me, knows I am a sucker for a big rock! I absolutely love this YOU ARE A GEM CARD from Our Paper Shop. My favorite part? It’s not one of those Valentine’s Day cards that can only be given one day a year, you could give it all year long! Actually, their entire LOVE LINE is pretty rad.

Happy Valentine’s Day friends!

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image from Our Paper Shop website

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Open Engagement

February 13, 2012 in art, community, design, events, inspiration, social practice, updates

I am really excited to be heading to Portland, Oregon this May for the Open Engagement conference!

“Open Engagement is an international conference that sets out to explore various perspectives on art and social practice and expand the dialogue around socially engaged art making. The Open Engagement conference is an initiative of Portland State University’s Art and Social Practice MFA concentration. Directed and founded by Jen Delos Reyes and planned in conjunction with Harrell Fletcher and the Art and Social Practice students, this year’s conference features keynote presenters Tania Bruguera, Shannon Jackson, and Paul Ramirez Jonas. The work by these artists and scholars touch on subjects including politics, economies, education, and representation.” [more]

Social Practice is going to be playing a huge role in my thesis project, or at least the research of said project. If anyone has any recommendations for books I should be reading, I would love to hear about them! Speaking of thesis research, I’m in 110% now and it is a little overwhelming. My intended project is lofty, but I need to do it. Due to the nature of the project, I won’t be able to share too much information until it is further along in development but I will share when I can!

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as I cannot afford to go to every conference I want to this year, I have decided not to attend the SPE National Conference next month. yes, I’m bummed, but I have to think about what is going to benefit my thesis research more at this point. looking forward to visiting San Francisco in the future!

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POSTRS

February 13, 2012 in design

I think my favorite part about these posters is the description: “POSTRS are made to order, one at a time, using a oversized black and white copy machine. The paper is thin, printed with black ink and has a slight degenerated quality. Looks mighty fine on a wall”

I really want the sweater hanging on my wall. Or, the eyes. Or, both.

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images from ◄ ∩ i s ∩ ►
top to bottom: Ceramic Sun (POSTR #6), Italian Sweater (POSTR #7), and Eyes of Sally C (POSTR #1).

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