NYAB Event - “May Solo Exhibitions”

“May Solo Exhibitions”

Soho Photo Gallery

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In May, the gallery presents Israeli photographer Avshalom Levi’s acclaimed series Sliding Doors; Ellen Jacob’s multi-media Born Here Project, which includes live photography and interview sessions with gallery visitors; Lou Krueger’s work, The Temple of Wonders, one of the winning portfolios from the 2016 International Portfolio Competition; and Peter Agron, Irene Greenberg and Barry Guthertz’s solo shows.

Peter Agron
Properties of Light

Properties of Light is a new selection of black and white gelatin silver images printed in the last two years from 35mm negatives.

Irene Greenberg
Fade

“What remains? Memory blanched in the light and toned with the passage of time. I try my best to remember as the images fade. With this series, I move my street photography in a new direction. I seek to create nostalgia – fleeting sketches – with strong lines and harsh light.”

Barry Guthertz
Earth Rhythms

“I have spent countless hours outdoors climbing mountains, hiking forests, fishing rivers, and camping by lakes. I have always wanted to somehow share the excitement, the Eros, and other extraordinary feelings that awaken inside me when I’m surrounded by nature. Whether close-up or from a distance, the sheer magnitude of nature’s force can both terrify and fascinate. Left in their wake is a mysterious beauty that calls me to sit quietly and contemplate the breathtaking compositions carved into the earth’s landscape.”

Ellen Jacob
Born Here Project

“Each of our identities is born out of a place and a story; the defining moments that transform us. Through images and words, Born Here Project documents people and their origin stories, exploring the concepts of place and identity. Large-scale prints displayed embody the stories of past Born Here subjects. There also will be live photo sessions May 13-16 so gallery visitors can join Born Here by being photographed and telling their origin stories. The project is currently published on Facebook, Tumblr and Instagram with thousands of worldwide followers.”

Avshalom Levi
Sliding Doors

“The Door of Hope is a shelter for prostitutes, drug addicts and homeless women in the old Central Bus Station of South Tel-Aviv, Israel. The shelter is a sanctuary where the women can find a respite from the streets. This series was made in 2008 over a period of six months. It is shot in black and white and hand-tinted as a way to look into their eyes, an action many avoid on the streets. The series is dedicated to a beautiful woman who is no longer with us.” .

2016 International Portfolio Competition
Lou Krueger
The Temple of Wonders

This work features large-scale, digital photographic montages that, “much like the circus sideshow, acknowledges the physical embodiment of human anomaly and psychological aberration.”

Soho Photo Gallery’s panel of jurors for the 2016 International Portfolio Competition selected three portfolios for exhibition. Each portfolio will be on exhibit for one month. There were 152 portfolios submitted consisting of 2,525 images. The portfolios came from 28 states and 14 countries. Lou Krueger, of Bowling Green, OH is the second exhibited winner.