MEMENTO MORI | MEMENTO VIVERE
A joint exhibition by the Bay Area Photographers Collective and Samurai Foto Yokohama, Japan); Curated by Trisha Lagaso Goldberg
I created a new floor-based installation of “concrete photos” for this group show as a continuation of my series 6 Feet Apart. I led the first exchange BAPC did with Samurai Foto in 2018 in Yokohama (my first show in Japan!) and we’ve been trying ever since to find a way to host the group here in the Bay Area. After many Covid-related delays, we are so excited to have this show at the beautiful art center in Ross.
On View March 9 – April 21, 2024
Fridays & Saturdays 10 am–4 pm
Sundays 12-4 pm
In The Studio at Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross, CA (map)
Opening Reception: March 10 (Ikebana demonstration, 1–1:30pm; Reception, 1:30–3:30pm)
“Meet the Artist” series: Come ask the artists questions in this informal gallery setting. I’ll be there on Sunday, March 24, 1-4pm
Reception photos:
Curator’s Statment: The artworks in Memento Mori | Memento Vivere reflect the full spectrum between life and death and are as varied and complex as the seen and unseen forces active in the natural world around us. The exhibition is designed to highlight the intrinsic way of things—from tenuous beginnings, to a middle life that is pedestrian and glorious in equal measures, and an end that may be tragic or magical. As the viewer makes their way through each space, my hope is that these works serve as a reminder for all to embrace this moment as the unknown on the horizon draws near.
LINKS
- maringarden.org
- BAPC.photo
- Article in PacificSun where I am quoted “I’m a left-brain, right-brain kind of guy, and I found that photography combines these technical skills with a creative side as well,” Salomon explained. “I like the challenge, doing something different within that process and not just taking a picture and printing it, but also taking on a technical challenge to reach some other creative goal.”
- facebook event page