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March 24, 2012

Panoramas: Statement

There are too many places in the world. What makes one location distinct from any other? How do we know where we’ve been and where we’re going? Photography has traditionally been used as a way to answer these questions. “I was there because I have this photograph.” Or, “I’ve never been there, but it sure looks different from here.”

My work focuses on the assumptions behind everyday statements such as these. I strive to capture place as a living process. I am interested in the way photographs abstract space and time; how they can capture cycles of construction and deconstruction, and evidence of people living or just passing through. Together, the images present questions about cultural authenticity and what makes one location unique from any other.

This series focuses on urban industrial architecture. The pictures are composed of individual photographs, shot in sequence, and then stitched together on a computer. Some are 360 degrees and some are less. Some present a vertical view that includes ground and sky together.

I love the poetic relationship presented by making art about the grand qualities of mundane buildings — especially in a large-scale, panoramic format. Layers of history are brought to life in this wide angle of view as the eye compares the relationship of buildings and the spaces between them. The viewer discovers unexpected juxtapositions and whimsical details.

 

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see install view 1 or view 2 or view 3

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

Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

  • Ephemeral Earth at Alameda Photo Festival

    May 9 – June 1, 2025

  • Center for Photographic Art Juried Exhibition

    March 29 – May 4

  • Fraction Magazine 15th Anniversary Selections

    Online exhibition

  • Lenscratch feature: 6 Feet Apart

    Online Feature

Recent Exhibitions

  • Startup Art Fair @ Hotel del Sol
  • 6 Feet Apart @ Birdhouse
  • Float Magazine Instagram Takeover
  • Leftovers @ The Curated Fridge
  • Interface @ KG+ “face house”

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Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

  • Ephemeral Earth at Alameda Photo Festival

    May 9 – June 1, 2025

  • Center for Photographic Art Juried Exhibition

    March 29 – May 4

  • Fraction Magazine 15th Anniversary Selections

    Online exhibition

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The indoor art exhibition for the “In plain site The indoor art exhibition for the “In plain site” photography festival will be open during these events. We are part of the indoor exhibition—in container-ship containers. The outdoor part of the exhibition is always open (24/7).

 
Thu May 15: 5–7pm
Sun May 18: 12–5pm
Tue May 20: 5:30–7pm
Sat May 31: 2–5pm (I’ll be there)
Sat May 31: 6:30–9pm (Closing Party, ticketed)

Location:
Radium Runway, 2151 Ferry Point, Alameda, CA
Free admission on all days (except for the Closing Party)

Presented by @radiumpresents and @westendartsdistrict, in partnership with @photoville
@bapcsf

#EphemeralEarth #InPlainSiteFestival #ClimatePhotography #BAPC #BayAreaArt #EcologicalArt #Photoville #radiumrunway #alameda #alamedaart #bayareaartist #bayareaart #bayareaphotography #bayareaphotographers
If we haven’t made it to your city or you missed If we haven’t made it to your city or you missed a local screening, now’s your chance to see the film from home. And if you’ve already seen it, we invite you to watch it again and share it with others.

Jimmy In Saigon is streaming on Amazon and other major platforms. You can also leave a rating on Rotten Tomatoes to help us reach more viewers.

Links to watch, rate, and learn more are in our profile.

We’re still screening in Los Angeles and Santa Fe, with a special event in New York featuring the film’s composers

@sabinasciubbaofficial and @johnmcdowellmusic -but theatrical screenings across the country wrap up this Thursday, May 15, so don’t wait. Catch it in theaters while you can.
@jimmyinsaigon — If we haven’t made it to your @jimmyinsaigon — If we haven’t made it to your city or you missed a local screening, now’s your chance to see the film from home. And if you’ve already seen it, we invite you to watch it again and share it with others.

Jimmy In Saigon is streaming on Amazon and other major platforms. You can also leave a rating on Rotten Tomatoes to help us reach more viewers.

Links to watch, rate, and learn more are in our profile.
We’re still screening in Los Angeles and Santa Fe, with a special event in New York featuring the film’s composers
@sabinasciubbaofficial and @johnmcdowellmusic -but theatrical screenings across the country wrap up this Thursday, May 15, so don’t wait. Catch it in theaters while you can.
@craigmod book reading @booksmithsf @tylerz_eyebal @craigmod book reading @booksmithsf @tylerz_eyeballz
A quick overview of the process behind my “Burn A quick overview of the process behind my “Burn Line” series. 

I’m starting with a photograph and editing it — simplifying it so it can work for the engraving process. The engraving happens on a CNC router. Once I have an engraved piece of wood, I cook it in a fire using the pyrolysis process that converts the wood into charcoal.

This conversion is a metaphor for how fire can change a person‘s life or the life of a community. 

#Fire #fireart #pyrolysis #cncart
@radiumpresents photo festival today was amazing. @radiumpresents photo festival today was amazing. We had more than 200 people visiting our container. Very festive and I met lots of great photographers. Thanks @westendartsdistrict @bapcsf
Bay Area Photographers Collective will present Eph Bay Area Photographers Collective will present Ephemeral Earth at the In Plain Site Photography Festival in Alameda, CA.

May 9 – June 1, 2025
Curated by Anastasia Shubina

This exhibition by BAPC members reflects on the ecological realities of our time—and the futures that might follow. Drawing from documentary, fine art, and conceptual photography, the artists present personal perspectives on the complex and often contradictory relationship between humans and the natural world.

Participating artists: @mariabudner Maria Budner, @allyson.ely.photo Allyson Ely, @glish.group Timofey Glinin, Anastasia Shubina, @shelleyhodes Shelley Hodes, @mne_len Anastasiia Nelen, Eric Blum, @neo_serafimidis Neo Serafimidis, @chris_stevens_yu Chis Stevens-Yu, @cindystokesstudio Cindy Stokes, Ari Salomon, @alisontaggartbarone Alison Taggart-Barone, @absoluteblank Nick Winkworth

Exhibition Hours today
May 10: 12:00–4:30 PM (I’ll be there and give a walk through at 3:30pm)
Another amazing fundraiser for another amazing org Another amazing fundraiser for another amazing organization. Congratulations to First Exposure and all the mentors and mentees. @firstexposures
I will be there May 10: 12:00–4:30 PM May 31: 2 I will be there 
May 10: 12:00–4:30 PM
May 31: 2:00–5:00 PM

@radiumpresents
@westendartsdistrict 

BURN LINE
There is a moment—after the smoke has cleared but before memory sets in—when everything feels suspended. In BURN LINE, I trace that moment. Photographs of homes and objects, once ordinary and loved, are engraved into wood by machine, then sacrificed to fire. What remains is charcoal: fragile, blackened memory preserved in its most volatile form.
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