Juried exhibition at Griffin Museum features photographers diverse in sensibility and style
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Birds appear in no fewer than five photographs:
Joe has his back turned to the camera. That motif also appears in
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Susan Keiser, "Barbaric Glass, No. 5116."
Susan Keiser
A turned back can be construed as a form of concealment. Concealment as a condition figures in
Judi Iranyi, "My mother and I," 2023.
Judi Iranyi
The face painted on a facade in Cynthia Smith's 'Drawn Curtain' is partly concealed. What's more notable, though, is her stare. Watching, if not quite staring, also features in
Vanessa R. Thompson, "Watching," 2022.
Vanessa R. Thompson
You don't like watching? How about floating — or at least its appearance. A branch seems to do so in
Alison Lake, "Engulfed Lamp, Montreal, Canada," 2018.
Alison Lake
Montreal is one of several specific locations or sites mentioned in the show. In addition to Larason's South Station, they include
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Obviously,
Robin Bailey, "3941 Jacob Street — Wheeling, WV," 2025.
Robin Bailey
The art-oriented photographs tend not to draw on photography. Exceptions include
is very
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Alina Saranti, "Far From #5," 2023.
Alina Saranti
Adams, along with such forebears as Carleton Watkins, Timothy O'Sullivan, and William Henry Jackson brings us to
The effect of the stitching isn't just subversive conceptually. It's also subversive tactilely — photographs, unlike thread, aren't meant to be touched (that's why they're displayed under glass). It's also subversive visually. When red, the thread harkens to blood, when white to lightning, and so on. The West with color added is very different from the West in black and white.
Subversive is too weak a word for what
André Ramos-Woodard, "hard-earned property," 2024.
André Ramos-Woodard
The results are energetic, assertive, a bit garish, and not exactly nuanced, though nuance isn't the point when dealing with cultural markers like Aunt Jemima, fried chicken, and watermelon.
The Griffin's 15th annual photobook exhibition has 45 volumes in it. For the first time, there's also an exhibition of handmade photobooks, with 20 volumes. Browsing is encouraged.
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At the very least, savor some of the titles:
31st ANNUAL JURIED MEMBERS' EXHIBITION
ALINA SARANTI: FAR FROM
At Griffin Museum of Photography, 67 Shore Road, Winchester, through Aug. 17 ('Members Exhibition' and 'Far From') and Sept. 28 ('BLACK SNAFU'). 781-729-1158,
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