Kathy Grayson |
Tim Barber |
Asger Carrlsen |
Sandy Kim |
Jason Nocito |
Peter Sutherland |
Peter Sutherland |
Work by Sandy Kim |
Sandy Kim |
Work by Jim Mangan |
Jason Nocito |
Jason Nocito |
Andrew Kuo |
Andrew Kuo |
Asger Carlsen |
Asger Carlsen |
Tim Barber |
Work by Tim Barber |
Jessica Eaton |
Kate Steciw |
James Moore |
Maia Ruth Lee |
Quentin Belt |
Aaron Wojack |
Jeanette Hayes |
Amy Shearn |
The Hole had a party to celebrate the opening of Attachments, a group show of photographs co-curated by Kathy Grayson and Tim Barber. The show includes work by Andrew Kuo, Asger Carlsen, Jason Nocito, Jessica Eaton, Jim Mangan, Kate Steciw, Peter Sutherland, Sandy Kim, and Tim Barber.
The roster was selected to showcase the wide variety of photographic image-making taking place within an interconnected community of young photographers. The survey covers a broad swath, from the intimate personal documentary of Sandy Kim, to the surreal photo-manipulations of Asger Carlesn, to the abstract "Does that count as a photograph?" image-collage work of Kate Steciw. The Hole created an insightful press release that describes each artist's unique way of working that shows just how varied their processes are.
I was thrilled to see many of my personal favorite image-makers all hanging together (literally and figuratively) in the same space. I am always stoked to see what each of them has been working on and they never fail to surprise me. Not only are these artists whose work I respect and admire, they are also cool and sincere people, and there seems to be a genuine sense of community among them.
We are a culture saturated with all sorts of images competing for attention. Photographs flood into our lives through the internet and social media, and the volume of pictures being produced and shared each day is astounding. I've heard some complain that because of the proliferation of cameras and instagram “everyone thinks they’re a photographer now.” Well, everyone IS a photographer now, and I think it’s awesome.
As ‘a photographer’ it was exciting to see a photo show get such a massive and positive reception, and to see people are still willing to make the effort to go stand in front of an image and look. I highly recommend it!