Manipulated Weekend: Thanks for joining us!
Endless thanks to all of you who came out to Manipulated opening night last weekend, participated in the show, took part in the portfolio reviews, etc during our exciting Manipulated weekend! It’s quite gratifying to see all 52 unique hand altered works hanging together, to enjoy the work with all of the attendees + our juror, all while sipping on our very own specialty cocktails and enjoying our DJ! For us, this show is an exciting opportunity to illustrate the broad range of photography, and to show a mix of work that really challenges what one can do and where one can go with the photographic medium.
from juror Ariel Shanberg’s statement:
“This exhibition features 32 image-makers whose interventions, gestures, and process, collectively create visual tension though their respective hands-on manipulation which are both process based in in many cases conceptually-driven. They employ methods that span the history of the photographic medium including innovative adaptions of today’s digital technologies, as well as the antiquarian processes of photography’s past. They use manipulation to reclaim imagery that has lost its provenance only to imbue it with a newly placed narrative. They open portals to new realms by ripping, drawing, removing, and adding pathways to imaginary realms. They are alchemists, mashing up the present through the lens of bygone eras.”
image below: juror Ariel Shanberg chats with Diana Stoll (Aperture magazine senior editor), Dennis Kiel (cheif curator at The Light Factory), and guests!
All of the works can be seen on our web site under the exhibition portfolio — many of the works in the show are one of a kind, and often look even more exquisite in person! The work will be hanging at the gallery through November 23rd, if you’re in the area we certainly hope you’ll come see the exhibition. If not, simply email(info@castellphotography.com) or call(828.255.1188) with any inquiries…
Image below: Check out our fantastic bartender mixing 1 of our 2 specialty drinks: The Shutterspeed and Depth of Field!
Saturday, following the opening reception event, we also hosted 9 portfolio reviews with a range of photo based artists with Shanberg . It was quite exciting for us to offer this opportunity to artists working in and around western North Carolina and beyond!
Last but not least, we were also quite fortunate to get a good bit of local press about the event, endless thanks to the Mountain Xpress and Asheville Citizen Times! Simply click on each image below to read the full articles…
Again, all of the pieces which are a part of the exhibition can be seen on our web site—take a look!
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