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Ari Salomon Fine Art Photography

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October 22, 2022

6 Feet Apart

Most recent exhibitions: @Birdhouse Gallery, @Pingyao

Statement

This typology investigates the ubiquitous ground markers directing people standing in line to keep 6 feet apart to prevent the spread of COVID-19. These markers are often just a single piece of tape adhered to concrete and distressed from months of being stepped on.

This photographic method of collecting, sorting, and classifying is a reflection on the scientific processes employed to fight the pandemic. These analytical processes are visualized in grids, bar graphs, and other references to visual methods of displaying quantitative information.

The recurring theme of repetition also reflects the tedious nature of many of the life changes we have had to endure. Within these groupings, fresh insights emerge. The subtle differences reveal beautiful variations as the eye tunes into this minimal landscape.

Using a detached, documentary style offers an opportunity for viewers to reflect on the quiet moments as well as the irony of working together by staying apart.

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Installation Videos

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Images

Here are just a few single images and groupings, see the videos for a better understanding of how these images are presented as installations.

 

6 Feet Apart #5777
6 Feet Apart #6845
6 Feet Apart #6758

6 Feet Apart #6744
6 Feet Apart #0599
6 Feet Apart #0579

6 Feet Apart #3054
6 Feet Apart #2982
6 Feet Apart #41

6 Feet Apart #4787
6 Feet Apart #4801
6 Feet Apart #4096

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Installation Images

Pingyao International Photography Festival (2025)
Pingyao International Photography Festival (2025)
Installation at Marin Art and Garden Center (2024)
Installation at Marin Art and Garden Center (2024)
Grey Loft Gallery, 2024
Installation at Transmission Gallery, SF, 2023
Installation at Transmission Gallery, SF, 2023
Installation at Transmission Gallery, SF, 2023
Installation at Minnesota Street Project, SF, 2022
Installation at Sanchez Art Center 2a023
Installation at Sanchez Art Center, 2023
Installation at Head On Photo Festival (Sydney) 2023
Installation at Head On Photo Festival (Sydney) 2023
Installation at Head On Photo Festival (Sydney) 2023
Installation at Head On Photo Festival (Sydney) 2023

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Exhibitions

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  • Solo Exhibitions:
    • 6 Feet Apart, Birdhouse Gallery, SF, 2025
    • Head On Photo Festival, Sydney, AU, 2023
    • 6 Feet Apart, Transmission Gallery, SF, 2023
  • Group Exhibitions:
    • Where Time’s Echoes Repeat at the Pingyao International Photography Festival (winner of the “Phoenix of Pingyao”)
    • Center for Photographic Art Juried Exhibition (Juror: Allie Haeusslein)
    • Memento Mori | Memento Vivere, Marin Art and Garden Center
    • Articulate Turns 13, Sydney, AU
    • Fraction Magazine (online)
    • 50|50, Sanchez Art Center
    • Lenscratch feature: 6 Feet Apart
    • The New World, Minnesota Street Project (Curated by Sandra Phillips)

6 Feet Apart

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Ari Salomon is a fine art photographer working in San Francisco.

Recent Exhibitions

  • Burn Line at Nohga Hotel Kyoto — KG+ / GOJO+ Award
  • Luminous at KG+ Kyoto, with Samurai Foto
  • A Measure of Uncertainty at Harvey Milk Photo Center
  • Change at the Magnes Collection
  • Pingyao International Photography Festival

Recent Press

  • Burn Line featured in Forbes and J
  • “Lasting Evidence”: featured in Professional Photographer magazine
  • Float Magazine Instagram Takeover
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Exhibitions

  • Burn Line at Nohga Hotel Kyoto — KG+ / GOJO+ Award

    4/18 – 5/17, 2026, Solo Exhibition

  • Luminous at KG+ Kyoto, with Samurai Foto

    4/21 – 5/3, 2026

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My work will be available at this huge photo book My work will be available at this huge photo book fair this weekend. It’s a well attended and fun event for book and photo geeks.
shooting for a new old project... coming January t shooting for a new old project... coming January to @bedfordgallery via @bapcsf and @artalatrinca
#BurnLine A new group of friends I made on my las #BurnLine

A new group of friends I made on my last shoot on the fire sites.

#lawildfires
@nicolekshaffer @recologyair excellent exhibition @nicolekshaffer @recologyair excellent exhibition that’s open today and Tuesday. This program has been producing amazing art for decades. Nicole‘s work is like a mashup of “the Wizard of Oz” and “one flew over the cuckoo‘s nest”
BERLIN:: “Deutschland Deutschland übel alles,” is BERLIN:: “Deutschland Deutschland übel alles,” is a satirical pun on the historical first line of the German national anthem: “Deutschland, Deutschland über alles” (Germany, Germany above all).The sign changes the word “über” (above/over) to “übel” (bad, awful, or nauseating). 

Meaning of the Pun:: Literally translated, the sign means “Germany, Germany, awful/sickening everything” or “Germany is bad above all else.”It is used as a form of political satire or protest. By using this phrase, the person displaying the sign is expressing deep frustration, anger, or dissatisfaction with the current state of German politics, society, or the government.

The original meaning (1841): When Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben wrote the lyrics, Germany was not a unified country but a collection of independent kingdoms and duchies. The phrase “Germany above all” originally meant that the dream of a unified German democratic nation should be more important than loyalty to individual local rulers. During the Nazi regime, the phrase was co-opted to mean German supremacy and dominance over other nations.
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TO SHARE A STOMACH August 8 - September 19, 2026 TO SHARE A STOMACH

August 8 - September 19, 2026
The Brick, 518 N. Western Ave. Los Angeles 90004 - To Share a Stomach is an exhibition shaped by proposals, instructions, and written correspondences sent by artists currently living and working in Iran. interesting work and of course so timely as we hope these artists in Iran are able to be safe — and hope for much more beyond safety.
Just went to a great community cyanotype project a Just went to a great community cyanotype project as part of a memorial for #lawildfires2025 with @katelainprojects
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