Why do we make photographs?
Come see 15 answers this Thursday, June 30, 5-7, at the opening of Statement, our invitational exhibit of central NY photographers, at the Smithy Pioneer gallery in Cooperstown. The show runs through July 28.
This is my first time curating an exhibit. We spent today hanging the show, and I am excited about the amazing work.
We asked each photographer what motivates you? What inspires you? Many of us support ourselves by making photographs for clients, but we also create work for ourselves. Artwork we care about so deeply that we continue to create it even when we are busy, tired, or poor.
The 15 photographers in this exhibit describe how they make photographs as meditation, as discovery and as expression. Making photographs helps us to see the world more clearly.
Gallery hours and info here.
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6.27.2011
Making a statement
Posted by Michael Forster Rothbart on Monday, June 27, 2011