Parallax/Geography on view at the Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design, January 15th - February 28, 2021.
Conversation with the Artists: Elizabeth Atterbury, Tad Beck, Sage Lewis, and Amanda Marchand, moderated by the exhibition curator, Julie Poitras Santos.
Parallax / Geography exhibits the work of four artists whose use of the photographic medium negotiates the slippery retreat of the real from the camera’s eye, extending the distance and longing that retreat provides. Using experimental processes and conceptually driven structures, these works revisit the classic materials of photography: time, light, space, and substrate. The term parallax refers to the apparent displacement of an object when seen from differing points of view. We use parallax to see: each eye provides a subtly different sightline that our brains then stitch together, creating our perception of depth. Through photographing constructed spaces, reflection, light effects, and distant geology, each of these artists navigate distance, landscape, desire, and time through the medium of photography.
“Lewis' Grounded lightbox No. 1 features inkjet prints mounted on acrylic and installed vertically, depicting a vast array of landscapes — ranging from the Mojave Desert, an arid rain-shadow desert and the driest desert in North America, to Chryse Planitia, a smooth circular plain in the northern equatorial region of Mars — guiding the eye to investigate and question the horizon and the concept of landscape.” -Forbes
