Statement “The Rug’s Topography” began with me photographing my intimate partner of six years. Simultaneously, we were facing an internal conflict: how we identified as individuals differed from the roles we occupied in our partnership. As we began to grow apart romantically, our anxieties rose in response to the distance widening between us. Our individual identities within a… [Read More]
Critic's Pick
Paul Szynol: Solitude of Travel
Statement “Solitude of Travel” documents a period of persistent travel: in the space of a decade, I passed through some 60 countries on 4 continents, often repeatedly and for prolonged periods of time. I traveled without any overarching reason or direction, but I think even then I suspected that the pressing impulse to board yet… [Read More]
Selections from C. J. Pressma’s Evidence and Inhabitants Series
Artist Statement Evidence and Inhabitants Series In 1972 I was watching the Fellini film Roma and was captivated by splashes of light involving sparks from a street car at night. It seems strange to me (almost absurd) that such a momentary scene became a motivation for an entire body of work that is interwoven throughout my artistic… [Read More]
On the Water in Southeast Asia
Lawrence Manning – Photographer Griffin Museum of Photography – Critic Artist Statement My first trip to Southeast Asia in April 2018 found me attracted to the symbiotic life and culture of the rivers, lakes, and ocean bays of Vietnam and Cambodia. I have been rendering these captures mostly as references or sketches to create dreamy,… [Read More]
Everywhere And All At Once
Artist – Kevin Hoth Critic – Griffin Museum of Photography Artist Statement for Everywhere And All At Once Ansel Adams said–somewhat cheekily–the hardest part of photography is knowing where to stand. This is essentially an acknowledgement of the importance of the camera’s coordinates in space or the vantage point of the maker. I use a mirror within the… [Read More]
Grace Weston: Art·tri·bu·tion
artrəˈbyo͞oSH(ə)n/ Made up noun by the curator. Overarching Idea The action of regarding something (in a photograph) as referencing an art piece, art medium, art form, art style, movement or artist. Made up definition by the curator. Grace Weston – In our on-line gallery selections from Short Stories/Tall Tales Artist Statement In this ongoing series, “Short… [Read More]
Vivien Goldman: Tidelines
Statement for Tidelines At the confluence of the Atlantic Ocean and Nauset Inlet at ebb tide on the Outer Cape, the outgoing tide stencils mountain ranges and deserts on the sand, leaving strands of sea weed and small stones scattered in its wake. Just after sunrise or in the gloaming, the sky creates mountains of… [Read More]
Blythe King: Image Transfers and Hand Cut Collages
Artist Statement My current work started as an archival exercise, isolating and distilling the cultural messages packed into the pages of American mail-order catalogs, with a sharp focus on popular portrayals of women. Over the past three years, I’ve created two distinct yet related series of portraits from these catalogs. My collage portraits are hand-cut from the original… [Read More]
J Felice Boucher: Wabi Sabi, Deified and Animals
Artist – J. Felice Boucher Critic – Griffin Museum of Photography Statement The body of work “Wabi Sabi” is the earliest work of these images. It came about because of my interest in perfection and how the Japanese view and honor imperfection. “Wabi-sabi represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and… [Read More]
Ioana Moldovan: Aging Romania
Aging Romania Critic: Griffin Museum of Photography Statement Romania’s population is getting older with each generation. Economic instability and lack of job prospects have decreased the country’s birthrate and at the same time people simply live longer than they used to 100 or even 50 years ago. Romania’s aging population is a topic of public… [Read More]
