Uneventful days, uneventful nights Living in that dark, waiting for the light Caught up in these neverending battle lines Everything has changed and nothing it feels right ~Beck Curated by Elin Spring and Suzanne Révy
I am the rest between two notes, Which are somehow always in discord Because Death’s note wants to climb over – But in the dark interval, reconciled, They stay there trembling. And the song goes on, beautiful. ~Rainer Maria Rilke By Elin Spring Who could use a dose of magical realism right...
“…the book creates meaning, the meaning creates life.” ― Roland Barthes, The Pleasure of the Text by Suzanne Révy It was forty years ago this month that Roland Barthes’ paean to photography, death and his beloved mother was published in his small book, “Camera Lucida.” In it, he describes...
By Elin Spring & Suzanne Révy We are sure it has escaped no one: the dark irony of singing Happy Birthday, twice, while vigorously lathering soap into every nook of our hands in an attempt to dislodge the invisible, ferocious contagion that threatens to annihilate birthdays across the globe. Happy...
By Suzanne Révy Two and a half weeks ago galleries, stores and museums were still open to the public. It feels like an eternity in this surreal moment of sheltering in place. Unfortunately, the anxiety of this pandemic cannot be assuaged by engaging directly with art, because museums have gone dark. ...
By Elin Spring At a time when shooting with film and printing in a wet darkroom have practically become “alternative methods”, Gallery Kayafas brings us the sumptuous silver gelatin prints of four contemporary photographers: The Way West by Peter Kayafas, You and I by Peter Chan, Late Nights by Logan...
By Suzanne Révy The Leica Women Foto Project was launched last year to promote “the expansion and diversity of inclusion in photography.” In their first year, they have chosen three women for a grant and the loan of a camera to further projects that address topical issues around identity and culture....
By Elin Spring & Suzanne Révy Whatever your politics, we hope you exercised your civic privilege and voted in the primaries or caucuses. The arrival of March brings a raft of exciting photographic exhibits and events, many of which address our political moment and the burning issues of the day....
By Suzanne Révy From the moment we are born, we begin to age. We barely control our movements as infants, then slowly, we roll over, crawl, stand and toddle. As we get steadier on our feet, we run, jump and stomp through childhood until puberty hits and then adulthood. We slow down in middle age, […]
“We are with the new tide. We stand at the crossroads We watch each new procession. The hot wires carry urgent appeals. Print compels us. Voices are speaking. Men are moving! And we shall be with them.” Richard Wright, 12 Million Black Voices, 1941 By Elin Spring How is creativity born?...
