In anticipation of our upcoming exhibition Cell Signals, today's Online Discovery series highlights SF Camerawork's history of showcasing work that deals with important and often difficult social issues of our time.
Read MoreNigel Poor, Day #1 Shelter in Place 3.17.20
Quarantine Picture Show: Nigel Poor
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. Click “Read More” to read Nigel Poor’s story about this work.
Read MoreRachel Liu, Pink Aggression: Lumen Print, Rubbing Alcohol on Silver Gelatin Paper
Quarantine Picture Show: Rachel Liu
Today’s featured series is Project Viral by Rachel Liu. Life in the time of Covid-19 has changed many aspects of our daily routine, including what we perceive as valuable and indispensable items. Project Viral is a series of lumen prints where she utilizes disinfecting and sanitizing products, and safety objects such as masks and gloves, that we depend on daily to cope with the virus. Rachel has created works that reflect our collective neurosis in the time of the pandemic.
Read MoreQuarantine Picture Show: Adam Thorman
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. The first project is Social Distancing Portraits by Adam Thorman. Adam has been creating social distancing portraits of his friends through their windows during the coronavirus "shelter-in-place" order in the San Francisco Bay Area. The portraits speak to the twin feelings of connection and distance we are all experiencing during this time.
Read MoreInto the Archive: Hal Fischer
For this first Online Discovery series, we invite you to learn about SF Camerawork's beginnings in a conversation between founders Craig Morey, Hal Fischer, and Ted Hedgpeth published in the 1984 SF Camerawork Quarterly. In this candid interview, the three chat about the memorable moments of SF Camerawork's early days, which include an unhung opening reception, a drive to Sacramento to register as a non profit, and Craig's purchase of the gallery for one dollar!
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