Larissa Leclair has teamed up with One Hour Photo to feature photographers from this exhibition. Read the initial post here. Today’s photographers are Diedra Krieger, Sam Jury, Kate MacDonnell, Brian Ulrich, and Ken Ashton.
11-noon: Diedra Krieger
12-1pm: Sam Jury
Describe the photograph selected for One Hour Photo in three words:
Suspend future event
How does one go about selecting a photograph that is good enough for an exhibition but that can never be seen again?
Within a series of works I make differing versions. This version of ‘Between Here or There’ never quite conformed to being a physical printed image or photograph. Because the depicted event appears to be internally lit and takes place within a large oppressive space it seemed appropriate for it to be reproduced by light and projected on a scale that comes close to describing the original space. The depiction of a suspended act trapped in a moment of time made it a perfect choice for a show about momentary windows of existence.
What are your thoughts on letting go of this image?
It is better to have loved and lost….
Website: www.samjury.com
1-2pm: Kate MacDonnell
Describe the photograph selected for One Hour Photo in three words:
Sun silhouetted airplane
How does one go about selecting a photograph that is good enough for an exhibition but that can never be seen again?
With detachment. I took into consideration that the image would be projected, and thought an image that was about light flying through air would be supported by the medium of light flying through air in the gallery. I also wanted to use a simple image -one that is striking, but evocative. I wanted to use an image that I would like to look at for an hour. The experience of seeing this image, and photographing it -that moment I would have liked to expand: standing in the snow, staring at the sun. But here is a safe way to stare at the sun for an hour.
What are your thoughts on letting go of this image?
Letting go of things that we are attached to is a great practice, for everything in life, for death. We all have to let go of everything eventually. In other time-based art forms, such as dance, this letting go is the norm. No one will ever see the same dance performance again, and no one will ever hear the same live music concert again. That is part of the beauty of those experiences. That is usually not the case with photography. The truth about the image is that the viewer is always left with the residue or the memory which is not the image itself. So getting rid of the object and entrusting the image to be carried probably briefly and in few memories is a very intimate connection with those few that have burned the image on their retina.
Website: www.katemacdonnell.com
2-3pm: Brian Ulrich
Describe the photograph selected for One Hour Photo in three words:
Failure, Late Capitalism
How does one go about selecting a photograph that is good enough for an exhibition but that can never be seen again?
My most recent project is based on the idea of photographing the nostalgia for retail culture which in many ways is an odd thing to be nostalgic about. We lament the passing of our favorite store or brand, whereas the brand or store has little or not connection to us other than to make attempts to lure us in, wallets in hand. This photograph is of a Penny’s in Manitowoc, WI. The lone display of a long out-of-date sign beacons through the night air. The photograph attempts to be romantic but it’s a fleeting as the many similar spaces are in our periphery. All the more reason to glance once during this exhibition and then cast it away.
What are your thoughts on letting go of this image?
It epitomizes my project, Dark Stores, Ghostboxes and Dead Malls. Our culture places too much emphasis and gives too much power to retail economy.
Website: www.notifbutwhen.com