“interiors” juried by Ann Mitchell | GalleryTalk
The “interiors” exhibition juried by Ann Mitchell, was in the online gallery from January 19 to February 29, 2024. Ann selected fifty five images from forty six artist. Abbey Hepner’s image “The House is Just a Metaphor” received the Juror’s Award. Ron Butler’s image “somebody see you up there” received the Director’s Award.
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Special apology to Dan McCormack. YouTube child protection policy did not like the posting of his image on our video. So…. here is his image “Elizabeth P 02-03-18–10AE”:
Dan also included a statement about his image:
“My image “Elizabeth_P_02-03-18–10AE” was shot with one of my Quaker Oats home made pinhole cameras. The camera holds 8×10” B&W film and requires a two minute exposure. This explains the movement in her fingers and slight blur in her face. That day in February of 2018, we made 15 exposures in different parts of her house. Elizabeth is an established photographer living in the same town as I do. She is also an accomplished harp player. I had asked Elizabeth to pose for me because it was a way for me to work with and get to know another successful photographer. I like this image because of the bright natural light from the window behind her and on the other her other side is her robe on the door.” Dan McCormick, February, 2024
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Juror’s Statement
I am enthralled by interiors – whether they are literal or implied. It’s a word that exists in partnership with its opposite – and that resistance, that separation, is part of what gives it strength and power. We all live interior lives in exterior-facing structures and throughout life we find ourselves sliding somewhere along the space between those two points. These images tell the story of how we live, who we are and what we construct around us.
Concerning Abbey Hepner’s Juror Award image “The House is Just a Metaphor”:
While there were so many powerful images in this group – I was immediately struck by the intentionality, the move from observational into performance, by the artist. I was also struck by the choice of aligned placement along the wall – almost like an echo of Sir John Everett Millais’ Ophelia, floating in this empty suburban room.
Ann Mitchell
January, 2024