Since
the beginnings of photography the human body has been one of the most
popular and natural of subjects for the camera. The tradition of photographing
and transmorgrifying the body continues into the 21st century, as photographers
develop new and enlightening approaches to representing the physical
substrate of the human condition. Im/Perfect presents 8 challenging photographers
who cover a full spectrum of approaches toward body imagery, from some
who concentrate on the perfection the human body can achieve, to those
who revel in its imperfections.
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Anonymous. Although
widely exhibited, few of Anonymous’ self-portraits have ever
been seen. In this exclusive showing Anonymous is revealed to be
a somewhat rumpled middle-aged man who seems to frequently find
himself in some rather seedy motel bathrooms. |
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Anne
Conover. Conover presents work from an ongoing series of
portraits of people who carry visible scars. Although this may
seem to be a somewhat morbid subject, she succeeds is capturing
the very human ambiguity that these people have towards their own
bodies.
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Lisa Solon. Using her own body and an old box camera and
printing with the late 19th century cyanotype process, Solon
presents a series of astringent, abstract meditations on the
human form. |
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Rachelle
Street. Street’s photographs offer very detailed
and intimate views of her self and a few very close friends. |
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Gail
Thacker. Thacker
contributes original Polaroids and prints from her ongoing
collaboration
with the performance artist Rafael Sanchez, and a wonderfully
melancholy self-portrait triptych.
Ms. Thacker appears courtesy of the June Bateman Gallery.
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Norberto
Torriente. At the perfect end of the spectrum, Torriente
presents vigorous photographs of classically modeled (and we
might add steroid-free) male body-builders, carrying on, and
playing with, a venerable photographic tradition
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All
Images are Copyrighted by the Individual Photographers
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