Rik Pinkcombe: Perception and Deception
November 1-December 22, 2006
RECEPTION: Thursday, November 9, 2006 from 5 to 8 pm
Light Work's upcoming 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: The Association of Black Photographers located in London.
Also on view at this time is the exhibition, 2006 Light Work Grants, featuring the work of three photographers--Laura Heyman, Thilde Jensen, and Rishi Singhal--who were awarded grants through the 2006 Light Work Grant program. The gallery hours for this exhibition are Sunday to Friday, 10am-6pm, and by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please call 315-443-1300. A reception will be held on Thursday, November 9, 2006, from 5 to 8 pm. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. Light Work is a non-profit, artist-run organization dedicated to the support of artists working in photography and electronic media. For more information contact Jessica Heckman at Light Work, 315-443-1300 or jhheckma@syr.edu.
Press images available.
Contact Jessica Heckman at jhheckma@syr.edu to obtain a digital copy via email. |
