Closing: June 6, 11-4pm
Larissa Leclair has teamed up with One Hour Photo to feature photographers from this exhibition. Read the initial post here. Today’s photographers are Yasmine Soiffer, Ryan Boatright, Alex Kisilevich, John James Anderson, and Kalle Kataila.
11-noon: Yasmine Soiffer
Describe the photograph selected for One Hour Photo in three words:
Fleeting, Displaced, Temporal
How does one go about selecting a photograph that is good enough for an exhibition but that can never be seen again?
It was a strange thing! I thought about it. Generally, you pick an image that is your best work, because you want to show it. Here, it was an interesting tension between picking a piece that was worthy, but that I could accept not showing again.
What are your thoughts on letting go of this image?
Ultimately, the concept appealed to me and I wanted to participate. I wanted to create a piece that was about loss, so it was very fitting, the work fits the concept and the exhibition. The image that I sent in is of a snowman on the beach. I was thinking about the things that you do not get to keep, in terms of loved ones, and happened upon this snowman, melting into the sand at the beach, a strange marker, another thing that cannot be kept.
Website: www.yasminesoiffer.com
12-1pm: Ryan Boatright
Describe the photograph selected for One Hour Photo in three words:
Google Directions Home
How does one go about selecting a photograph that is good enough for an exhibition but that can never be seen again?
By selecting works that illustrate various perspectives on memory, permanence, and the nature of photography.
What are your thoughts on letting go of this image?
The way in which this piece functions in the context of this exhibition is appropriate.
Website/Blog:www.ryanboatright.com; www.ryanboatright.com/Notebook.html
1-2pm: Alex Kisilevich
Describe the photograph selected for One Hour Photo in three words:
Hauntingly wry hair-lady.
How does one go about selecting a photograph that is good enough for an exhibition but that can never be seen again?
I treated the selection for this exhibition with the same regard and significance as with any other exhibition I have been a part of.
In the process of selecting a photograph, the idea of the image fading in and then out, along with the notions of ‘fleeting’, ‘permanence’ and ‘disparate memory’ were all considered. The final image represented all of these ideas.
What are your thoughts on letting go of this image?
I am definitely attached to the image I submitted but it is so refreshing to be part of this unique exhibition. One Hour Photo removes the commodification aspect of photography in a gallery setting. It is art for art’s sake and because of this, letting go of an image I am attached to, is completely worth it.
Website: http://alexkisilevich.com
2-3pm: John James Anderson
Describe the photograph selected for One Hour Photo in three words:
Amargosa Opera Sign
How does one go about selecting a photograph that is good enough for an exhibition but that can never be seen again?
I thought of an image that would reflect the concept of the exhibition. Four people live in Death Valley Junction, and I have no clue how many people attend a performance at the Amargosa Opera House, or take refuge in its hotel each year. What I do know is that there are many ghost towns that dot the land around Death Valley National Park, and Death Valley Junction has the potential to join that fraternity of abandonment.
What are your thoughts on letting go of this image?
I had a professor in undergrad, Brenda Jones, who emphasized that nothing in art is precious. Besides, the concept of this exhibition outweighs the photograph.
Website/Blog: www.johnjamesanderson.com;
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