I just presented my first photography exhibition with a vernissage on April 7. Using twelve 12" x 18" prints, I played with the theme of urban commuting. Below is the description of the show, and below that are the photos.
"This photo exhibition attempts to bring joy back into our daily commutes. Whether for work or leisure, traveling through the city easily becomes a mundane routine when done over and over, back and forth, year after year. But it doesn't have to be.
In Dance of Life: Daily Movements, the viewer sees people in the midst of their daily activities. The most important aspect of these photos is not the actual but the potential. By the very medium of the photograph, time and movement have been frozen, the actual time it took for each scene to be captured on film was a fraction of a second. Each prompts the viewer to consider what happens next. We see an open subway door, who will walk through before it closes? Will April's bare feet touch the dirty street or go back in their shoes? What direction will the women walking her dog take next?
The focus in these photos is on the places, often beautiful and stage-like, within which these actions take place. Each scene asks us to reflect upon our own travels, to reconsider them as opportunities for joyous bodily expression in multi-layered and exciting public spaces. These photos ask the viewer to consider multiple potential actions while travelling through the city. What happens when our daily movements become a dance?"
In Dance of Life: Daily Movements, the viewer sees people in the midst of their daily activities. The most important aspect of these photos is not the actual but the potential. By the very medium of the photograph, time and movement have been frozen, the actual time it took for each scene to be captured on film was a fraction of a second. Each prompts the viewer to consider what happens next. We see an open subway door, who will walk through before it closes? Will April's bare feet touch the dirty street or go back in their shoes? What direction will the women walking her dog take next?
The focus in these photos is on the places, often beautiful and stage-like, within which these actions take place. Each scene asks us to reflect upon our own travels, to reconsider them as opportunities for joyous bodily expression in multi-layered and exciting public spaces. These photos ask the viewer to consider multiple potential actions while travelling through the city. What happens when our daily movements become a dance?"
Walking With DogChicago, Illinois. 2004
DC Metro #32 (Entering Rosslyn Station) Washington, D.C. 2005
Bus Stop Evangelism San Antonio, Texas. 2003
Rain of Cars #1 (Photojournalist and Suicide Fence)San Antonio, Texas. 2005
Running with dog Chicago, Illinois. 2004
Aligning Queue Posts While You Were SleepingDulles Airport. 2005
San Pedro Park San Antonio, Texas. 2004
DC Metro #25 (Subway Doorway)Washington, D.C. 2005
Biking With Birds San Antonio, Texas. 2003
DC Metro #19 (Escalator Feet)
Washington, D.C. 2005
April's Feet and Shoes
Montreal, Quebec. 2006
Watched by newspapers
Chicago, Illinois. 2004
You can see these photos in person at Studio Dance Conmigo, 3655 Blvd St-Laurent, #207, Montreal, Quebec. The show runs until May 4.
The photos are available for purchase as 12"x18" prints at a reduced price of $50 for a limited time only. You will be purchasing the actual prints used for the show. Also available is the high-quality Museum Rising 100% Rag 3-ply white matting custom cut for each print for the show, at $50 extra per print. Add another $70 if you'd like a custom frame. Prices include shipping. (April's Feet, DC Metro #32, and San Pedro Park have been sold, and are not available at these prices.)
DC Metro #19 (Escalator Feet)Washington, D.C. 2005
April's Feet and ShoesMontreal, Quebec. 2006
Watched by newspapers Chicago, Illinois. 2004
You can see these photos in person at Studio Dance Conmigo, 3655 Blvd St-Laurent, #207, Montreal, Quebec. The show runs until May 4.
The photos are available for purchase as 12"x18" prints at a reduced price of $50 for a limited time only. You will be purchasing the actual prints used for the show. Also available is the high-quality Museum Rising 100% Rag 3-ply white matting custom cut for each print for the show, at $50 extra per print. Add another $70 if you'd like a custom frame. Prices include shipping. (April's Feet, DC Metro #32, and San Pedro Park have been sold, and are not available at these prices.)
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Loved "Watched my Newspapers"!
Watched BY Newspapers!
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