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Mirror with a Memory

Alternative Process Photography in the 21st Century

Nave Gallery   /   Deadline: 06/19/16

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The Nave Gallery Annex (Somerville, MA) invites artists to participate in the curated exhibition, Mirror with a Memory: Alternative Process Photography in the 21st Century.

Mirror with a Memory is a show of works by the artists and craftsman who had taken back the chemical and physical qualities of the photographic medium. Photography as a medium has always been driven by the needs of the consumer, pushing companies to change to the medium to make their products faster, cheaper & easier. These changes were rarely dictated by the wants or demands of the artist, but for monetary concerns. Since the rise of digital imaging there has been a push back from a new generation of photographers that seek a tangible object; something that can be held, touched & treasured. We live in a flood of imagery, from Instagram feeds to Facebook, and most of us have come to fully embrace our cellphone screens as our primary means of grasping at the fleeting image; pressing “like” and letting it pass us by. These immaterial encounters with the digital have changed fine art photography for better or worse; the medium has shifted our consciousness from the print and to the screen. Never more has the physical photographic object stood out from the rest of the medium and declared itself art. Mirror with a Memory is a half juried, half curated show that will feature the works of not only established artists in the field but emerging ones as well.

We invite you to share your works with us.

Location

LOCATION:Nave Gallery Annex, 53 Chester St, Somerville, MA

Fees

$15

Eligibility

All works with an alternative photographic component may be entered into the show including, but not limited to: Wet Plate Collodion, Experimental C-Prints, Manipulated Polaroids, Cyanotype, Vandyke, Albumen, Platinum, Digital-Alt Hybrid, Daguerreotypes, 3D Works, Salt Prints, Encaustic, Experimental Silver Prints, ect.. If there are questions as to what constitutes “Alt Process” in the context of this show feel free to drop us a line.

Requirements

GUIDELINES:
- $15 entry fee payable through PayPal

- A maximum of five pieces may be entered for consideration

- Submissions will be accepted through June 19, 2016

- The Nave Gallery will retain a 30% commission for work sold

- Artist is responsible for cost of shipping work to and from the gallery

Evaluation Criteria

CURATED BY:
Brett Henrikson

http://navegallery.org/wp/mirror-with-a-memory-cfe/

Contact Information

Brett Henrikson
Nave Gallery Annex, 53 Chester St
Somerville, MA

P: 7817100850
W: http://navegallery.org/wp/mirror-with-a-memory-cfe/
E: bhenriks@risd.edu