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Exhibitions at Light Work
Light Work Newsletter #29
November 2006
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in this issue
-- Rik Pinkcombe: Perception and Deception
-- 2006 Light Work Grants
-- Mark Robbins: Households
-- A Day in the Life of Salem Hyde (coming soon)
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Rik Pinkcombe: Perception and Deception ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Light Work's exhibition, Perception and
Deception, features the work of British
photographer Rik Pinkcombe. The images in the
exhibition, taken mostly in the Syracuse area, are
digitally distorted and manipulated to represent the
way that people's vision can become altered by
outside pressures and influences such as
consumerism, religion, government, education, and
sports.
One of the main themes behind Pinkcombe's work is identity. He is particularly interested in how outside influences affect who people are. In some photographs he looks at racial identity through images of borders, bridges, and traffic stops, which link communities and also symbolize immigration and emigration. He also creates what he calls "theater images," where the photographs are manipulated and stripped of so much information that they begin to look like film sets or models. Pinkcombe currently lives in London, England. He attended school at Blackpool College of Lancaster University. Recent exhibition venues include the Stephen Lawrence Gallery in Greenwich and the 921 Gallery in Hackney, Great Britain. Originally trained as a commercial photographer, Pinkcombe shifted to art photography after a prolonged battle with leukemia made him reevaluate his life. He participated in Light Work's Artist-in-Residence program in March 2005. Pinkcombe's residency was sponsored by Autograph: ABP located in London.
RIK PINKCOMBE: Perception and Deception |
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2006 Light Work Grants ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The exhibition 2006 Light Work Grants
features the work of three Central New York
photographers: Laura Heyman, Thilde Jensen, and Rishi
Singhal, who were awarded grants through the
2006 Light Work Grant program.
The Light Work Grants in Photography program is a part of Light Work's ongoing effort to provide support and encouragement to artists working in photography. The grants also aim to foster an understanding and appreciation for photographic arts in Central New York.
2006 Light Work Grants: Laura Heyman, Thilde
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Mark Robbins: Households ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In a series of portraits of people and their homes,
Households presents a contemporary visual
commentary on the complex social and political
forces that contribute to the built environment.
Photographed in their houses and gardens, Mark Robbins
presents film-strip narratives about people,
architecture, and "lifestyle." In addition to an
introduction by the author, Households
features essays by Bill Horrigan, curator of film
and video at the Wexner Center for the Arts, and
Julie Lasky, editor-in-chief of I.D. magazine.
MARK ROBBINS: Households |
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A Day in the Life of Salem Hyde (coming soon) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A Day in the Life of Salem Hyde features
images made by sixth graders at Salem Hyde
Elementary School. The students participated in a
photography and writing project in the spring of
2006. Through the program each child was provided a
35mm camera and a roll of black-and-white film.
Approximately one hundred children were trained to
be photojournalists for a day by former
Fayetteville-Manlius High School photography teacher
Steven Parker, and local photographers Pat Orr and
Chuck Wainwright. The students also learned the
basics of the art and science of photography during
a field trip to Light Work, where they learned how
to expose and develop photograms. Salem Hyde hopes
to make the project an annual event for its sixth
grade class.
The program was developed by the school's Parent Teacher Organization with the support of Principal Octavia Wilcox; the sixth grade team; Larry Bousquet, parent of one of the sixth graders involved; and the school community. This opening reception marks the third time that Light Work has participated in TH3. The Connective Corridor Shuttle will be running between all of the TH3 venues throughout the evening. For details on all of the TH3 venues and a shuttle schedule, visit www.th3syracuse.com. |
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