In her first exhibition with Carter Burden Gallery, photographer Sandi Daniel presents abstracted photographs of botanicals in Seeing Through. Combining traditional photography methods with contemporary techniques enables her to record and reinterpret the world around her. She works on an intuitive level without a predetermined image in mind, and considers an image successful when it is transformed beyond the reality of the camera into a personal connection with nature. Daniel states, “Lush gardens, majestic landscapes, and serene seascapes have always been a source of inspiration in my image making.”
Ellen Denuto presents photographic installations in the exhibition Seeing Through. Suspended below her photographs are a collection of objects that speak to the image above, adding another dimension to the piece. The juxtaposition between the tangible items and the images transports the work to the present moment, creating a sense intimacy. Denuto’s unique imagery begins with the beauty of available light; Shooting on location is her specialty, using the element of the unknown to guide her creative process. She states, “Ever present, the photographer is witness to the world’s beauty- pain, injustice and triumph creating a visual journal of our time.”
Dr. Etta B. Ehrlich presents antique glass bottles enriched with stenciled text in Seeing Through. Ehrlich fills each vessel and object with extraordinary meaning by adding deceptively short-phrases such as, “When I am Here, I Wish I Were Here” and “Habitude is The Mother of Inattention”. As a Psychologist and Meditation Teacher, she presents each phrase as an intention. The bottles are symbolic impressions of the viewer, who imbues each sculpture with their own experience. In her book “Meditation Art” Ehrlich explains, “...these compelling works of art provide tools for reflection, insight and spiritual development. They are an invitation to awareness, asking us if we are truly who we appear to be to ourselves.”
Passionate about the continual interplay between shadow and light, artist Laurel Marx presents photographic works that capture these moments in Seeing Through. The photographs are punctuated by a subtle line in the foreground which defines a plane between the image and the viewer. The line introduces a deeper level of meaning to the piece. Marx describes, “Light transforms the ordinary, creating magic where - an instant before - there was none. What interests me is this alchemy of the evanescent moment.”
