"Krappy Kamera Competition" Exhibition
Soho Photo Gallery
This event has ended.
It will soon be that time of the year when Soho Photo Gallery is completely dedicated to the art of the "Krappy Kamera": three separate shows are scheduled for March. This unique and eagerly awaited exhibition, which the Gallery has fondly termed the Krappy Kamera® Show, will feature images that have been produced using equipment from the low end of the technological scale. The concept underlying this show is that in the hands of an artist, any piece of equipment can be used to create engaging photographs. The Krappy camera includes well-known names such as Diana and Holga as well as obscure junk-store finds and homemade pinhole jobs.
The March shows include:
The International Juried Krappy Kamera Competition started in response to the tremendous number of photographers who were interested in the Gallery's Annual Krappy Kamera Show for its own members. With the competition now in its 14th year, 208 photographers from 38 states and 18 foreign countries submitted some 1,400 images for this year's juror, Rod Slemmons, Curator-at-Large, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College, Chicago, to view. He selected:
Media
Schedule
from March 07, 2012 to March 31, 2012
Opening Reception on 2012-03-08 from 18:00 to 20:00
Artist(s)
Matt Cetta, Lisa Schuchmann, Catherine Day et al.