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 Chris Eichler, Lucas Blalock, Jason Lazarus, Sean Newman, and Marissa Long.
11-noon: Chris Eichler
Describe the photograph selected for One Hour Photo in three words:
Springtime headless reflections
How does one go about selecting a photograph that is good enough for an exhibition but that can never be seen again?
I wanted an image that spoke somehow to the theme of transience of the One Hour Photo exhibit, and one that was worth meditating on for an hour, but which I had not invested too much time into. This picture has a multi-layered, diaphanous quality which rewards slow viewing.
What are your thoughts on letting go of this image?
I do like the the image a lot and will be sad to see it go. I would like to shoot more photographs along the lines of this one. I have always been interested in the eerie things that light does, which can as surreal as any photoshop or darkroom inventions, and which speak to me of the strangeness of life. I will have to work to make or find more such light and build on what this image if for me in new pictures. But of course, none of them will ever be quite like this one.
Website: www.chriseichler.com
12-1pm: Lucas Blalock
Describe the photograph selected for One Hour Photo in three words:
studio sponge tower
How does one go about selecting a photograph that is good enough for an exhibition but that can never be seen again?
My practice often creates multiples, rethought and reworked ideas. This picture was a favorite of mine a few months back that became sort of singular and didn’t commune as well with the others. I wanted to use something both iconic and temporary (in subject) and it fulfilled both. In the end it seemed an obvious choice.
What are your thoughts on letting go of this image?
I feel okay about it.
Website: www.lucasblalock.com
1-2pm: Jason Lazarus
Describe the photograph selected for One Hour Photo in three words:
fleeting, diaristic, political
How does one go about selecting a photograph that is good enough for an exhibition but that can never be seen again?
painful at first…but, the experience of choosing for me was profound–certainly a new paradigm to be in all of a sudden…
What are your thoughts on letting go of this image?
i hope the image enjoys its moment in the sun
Website: www.jasonlazarus.com
2-3pm: Sean Newman
3-4pm: Marissa Long
Describe the photograph selected for One Hour Photo in three words:
surreal, sinking, visceral
How does one go about selecting a photograph that is good enough for an exhibition but that can never be seen again?
It’s a tricky endeavor! I think it fell into place for me without too much fuss because the themes that the One Hour Photo curators were interested in made me think right away of an older series of mine. The image I ultimately submitted is an alternate/outtake image I’d never shown before with that series, but had always liked a lot. I guess the decision was easier, too, because it feels so different from work I’m moving towards and making now.
What are your thoughts on letting go of this image?
I work and accumulate images pretty slowly, so in some ways “letting go” of even one image feels like a lot. But overall, it’s a liberating practice. This is an image I’d cared about but partly forgotten for a while, and I have this notion that it went from feeling neglected to feeling glamorous! It’s becoming more visible and more elusive at the same time – I like that. One Hour Photo is a smart, exciting project, and I’m honored to be included.
Website: www.marissalong.com