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 Yael Ravid, Jordan Tate, E. Brady Robinson, Damon Zucconi, and Mohammadreza Mirzaei.
11-noon: Yael Ravid
Describe the photograph selected for One Hour Photo in three words:
A realistic fantasy.
How does one go about selecting a photograph that is good enough for an exhibition but that can never be seen again?
I am going to exhibit the whole series (“Rooted”) next year,
so I when I was trying to think what to choose I looked again at some photos I took in the past year that for some reason were not included in the final choice for this series. I remembered this location and how I planned to go there for several months until it actually happened and I remembered how I enjoyed taking pictures that day. I figured if I am that sentimental about the location and memory of being there it is the perfect choice for the One Hour Photo Project.
What are your thoughts on letting go of this image?
I must say letting go is easier than expected, I do see myself as a sentimental person…. But, the idea that my picture will be projected without my presence and without knowing if anyone will actually see it – I think its a way to spread one piece of myself out there. However, of course I do hope to have an audience.
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12-1pm: Jordan Tate
Describe the photograph selected for One Hour Photo in three words:
Photograph on table.
How does one go about selecting a photograph that is good enough for an exhibition but that can never be seen again?
It is actually really difficult. I wanted to pick an image that conceptually related to one of my most successful works yet did not rely on that image for its success. If, after attending One Hour Photo, someone would see my other works, I hope that they would find them vaguely familiar without recalling any specific work. That was one of the major keys for me, I wanted to have the image be ephemeral, but not the concept.
What are your thoughts on letting go of this image?
It was surprisingly easy. While it is the first image I have deleted in any form in a very long time, my work generally functions as a meta-photographic critique and as such, conceptually relating my actions to such an interesting curatorial concept was exciting rather than unsettling. I committed to the project when I submitted the image. After I sent my work to Adam, Chajana, and Chandi, I deleted the files associated with that image. I wanted to participate in this exercise regardless of my acceptance in the show.
Website/Blog: http://www.jordantate.com;
http://www.ilikethisart.blogspot.com;
http://www.portablehammer.tumblr.com
1-2pm: E. Brady Robinson
Describe the photograph selected for One Hour Photo in three words:
Fleeting, intimate, contemplative
How does one go about selecting a photograph that is good enough for an exhibition but that can never be seen again?
This particular image titled “Gustavo” is private and intimate and does not necessarily fit in any current series. The image I chose would not work in a larger solo exhibit of sequential images, it stands alone as a singular photograph.
This is an image I hold dear in my heart. It is a photograph of my husband. I love this image of him and clearly remember this moment of riding in the back seat of a car while passing through the streets of Mexico City.
Such an image is perfect to show in an exhibit such as One Hour. The ephemeral nature of the exhibit goes well with the fleeting nature of this image and allows me to share with a larger audience, if only for a fixed moment in time. One Hour Photo allows photographers to share and celebrate fleeting moments and the singular image. One Hour Photo is self-reflexive and allows the viewer to contemplate on the nature and essence of photography itself and it’s relationship to memory and the split second of time when an image is captured.
What are your thoughts on letting go of this image?
I let many images go.
Website: http://www.ebradyrobinson.com
2-3pm: Damon Zucconi
3-4pm: Mohammadreza Mirzaei
Describe the photograph selected for One Hour Photo in three words:
something to forget
How does one go about selecting a photograph that is good enough for an exhibition but that can never be seen again?
It was exactly the motivation to participate in this project. I have an intimate but complicated relationship with this one. This photo is significant for myself; the photo itself and its capturing moment and its object. But at the same time, I was trying to find a way to not be able to share it anymore.
What are your thoughts on letting go of this image?
Now I’m feeling well but I’d be able to answer this question much better after the show.
Website: http://www.mrmirzaei.com/