| 2010: Ragdale Foundation Residency |
| Two weeks in a northlight studio
at Ragdale in Lake Forest, Illinois,
February 18-March 3, 2010! |
| 2010: Real Photo
Postcard Survey |
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As part of J.
Shimon &
J. Lindemann's collaborative project with the Portrait Society in Milwaukee,
we had our portraits taken joining the continuum of
photographic history. "The project pays homage to the 'real photo
postcard' – a way for isolated people in small Midwestern towns to
show-and-tell something about their existence to family and friends
in far-away places a century ago via the mail. The commissioned portrait-making
process is fraught with issues of mortality, sentimentality, nostalgia,
humility, utility, vanity and self-acceptance all encapsulated in a
performance of self standing on the black tape line."
Read more about the Real Photo Postcard Survey Project. |
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| 2009: Critical Mass finalist |
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We were among 175
finalists in Photolucida's Critical Mass for our
portraits. They shared some of the juror comments with us: "Truly
some of the most refreshing work I have seen in a long time.
The roman bust approach along with incredibly sensitive(but
revealing) lighting as a process and aesthetic work incredibly
well together. The choice of women also seems important and
a key part to your success. These faces offer lines to a long
story worth reading. The culmination, some kind of magic I
would call a fine display of matriarchy and as you said in
your statement – there is not much of this out there in the
world to be found. They are a bit uncomfortable to look at
initially because they are both confrontational and soft –
great work." |
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| 2009: Northshore Magazine |
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Abigail Foerstner's reviewed our show All Things
Are Always Changing at Bette Cerf Hill Gallery. Download a pdf. |