Off the Cuff; The Spontaneous and Unrehearsed

Opening Reception:January 20th, 2012 Mpls Photo Center Second Floor Galleries
On Exhibit: January 20th through February 26th 2012

Photo: The Go-Go Dancer, Nate Gowdy

Off the Cuff: The Spontaneous and Unrehearsed
This Exhibit demonstrates the complex and varied roles photography employs as a witness and an accomplice in seeing the world. Relating to both the genres of street photography and performance art, these images may collectively portray chance encounters, improvisations, decisive moments in the height of action, and documents of occurrences. Without premeditation, the photographer captures what arises – acting as the mediator between the photograph and events as they unfold.


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Exhibit Juror: Madeline Yale is an independent curator and photography specialist based in Dubai and London. She has produced over 30 exhibitions on photography and related media in the UAE, UK, and USA, where she served as Executive Director and Adjunct Curator for the Houston Center for Photography (HCP) from 2006-2010. She is a consultant to auction houses in the Middle East and London, contributes to several publications on art and photography including Contemporary Practices, Art Dubai Journal, and is on the Editorial Board for HCP’s spot magazine. Yale holds a MA in Photographic Studies and is a PhD candidate at the Chelsea College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London.
 

Layne Kennedy; The Art of iPhone

Opening Reception:January 20th, 2012 Mpls Photo Center Studio Gallery
On Exhibit: January 20th through February 26th 2012

It is not uncommon for artists to step out of their medium to dabble in other creative adventures. Doing so, profits the mind. New artistic pursuits keep us fresh allowing room to wander into new creative reaches, thereby cleansing our own, while also confirming the gifted skills and tallents of others.

This collection of images from Layne Kennedy's Apple iPhone are moments that called out to him, neither forced or waited for. It is a reminder to Kennedy of the spiritual, instictive nature of photography. No over thinking, no grabbing the perfect lens, or waiting for the ideal time of day. It's gut photography and the joy of being unburdened using only the most basic of his equipment, an iPhone.