SF Camerawork presents a pop-up series of lens-based projects by artists creatively responding to our current state of quarantine, curated by artist, curator and SFC member Victoria Mara Heilweil. Victoria was drawn to Nigel Poor’s series due to how she visualizes time. Time is both slower and faster now, which is fascinating. Here is Nigel’s story about this work:
My first shopping excursion during shelter in place was to Potrero Hill Trader Joe’s. When I arrived, there was already a long line of nervous, cranky people, unsure of what to do. The manager came out to explain the new protocol and handed us each a bouquet of daffodils. I am photographing this gift every day until shelter in place is over- one, as a way to mark time and two, as a way to honor a kind and gentle act that changed everyone’s mood that day.
Nigel Poor is a visual artist whose work explores the various ways people make a mark and leave behind evidence of their existence. She is a professor of photography at California State University, Sacramento and is the co-creator and co-host of the prison-based podcast Ear Hustle. Nigel is both a SFC member and donor to the SFC annual auction. You can view more of Nigel’s artwork @nigelpoor, or on her website, www.nigelpoor.com.
Nigel Poor, Day #10 Shelter in Place 3.26.20
Nigel Poor, Day #18 Shelter in Place 4.3.20
