Posted by admin on September 30, 2009 – 5:01 pm
Francesca Samsel's Eggshells and Feathers at Kensington and Somerset. Photo by Steve Weinik
Last months show at SALT Gallery is being recycled and expanded at City Hall. The 15 photos by myself, Tony Gaye and Jack Ramsdale have been framed and hung in the brand new exhibition space in the west portal hallway with a ton of new images by decorated Philly photogs like Zoe Strauss, Adam Wallacavage and David Graham. The opening reception is Friday October 2nd from 5:30 – 8.Here’s the official description from the Mural Arts Program:
This invitational photography exhibit features images where murals are not necessarily the subject, but are seen within the photograph. This will be the inaugural exhibit in a newly outfitted gallery in City Hall. Incorporating images taken by both fine arts photographers and photojournalists alike, Wall Watching is about murals as observers as well as the observed-the dialogue between murals and their surroundings. On view through November 13.
Posted by admin on September 21, 2009 – 6:30 pm
I spent the last couple of weeks in Greece producing 2044 (or about 60 GBs) of images. This might seem excessive and it is. I’ll undoubtedly be writing a lot about the trip in the next few weeks/months as I process those photos. So why wait to start? First up is some splayed organs, decapitated heads and skinned bunnies.
One of the first things M & I did was to make our way up Athinas street in Athens to the Central Market. Visiting a town’s biggest market (Think Reading Terminal or Italian Market) is one of the best ways to get a sense of the cities rhythm and pulse. In Athens, that pulse takes the form of hundreds of unrefrigerated dead animals dangling from metal hooks either intact or in rough states of butchery.
A trip through the Athens Central Market is ridiculously exhilarating. Blood spattered men brandishing 20 inch cleavers shout at you from every direction as you wander through crowded corridors packed with brightly lit counters stacked with goat, lamb, rabbit, chicken, bunny, cow and pig.
The next section is full of fish mongers. Scales fly, guts are spilled over crates of sardines, salmon, octopus, shellfish and dozens of varieties of sea creatures that I’ve never seen before and will probably never see again.
And then there’s the outdoor section full of produce, nuts, dried fruit, olives, cheese, cured meats and prepared food.
[CLICK HERE FOR A FULL GALLERY OF IMAGES]
WARNING! These images are NOT for the faint of heart. Seriously, that’s not a joke.
Posted by admin on September 6, 2009 – 7:57 pm
Be back in a bit. Click to enlarge:
