UNCANNY: SURREAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Photography often astonishes us with its ability to record surface appearances with remarkable accuracy. But it is also a medium that permits profound introspection through the creation of dream-like, fantastic, surreal images. For UNCANNY: SURREAL PHOTOGRAPHY, juror Russell Joslin chose forty photos for exhibition at PhotoPlace Gallery from December 16th through January 14th. He also selected an additional thirty-five photos for the gallery’s “Online Annex.” All selected work will be included in a full-color exhibition catalogue available for purchase.

Juror's Statement:

During the process of making my selections for the Uncanny: Surreal Photography exhibition, I was reminded of the ability of photography, as a medium, to relate to the subconscious and of its kinship with the dream world. Though photography is often considered a means to convey what is real, it also has the ability to convey and suggest the unseen, imaginary or mysterious. Many of the photographers whose work I considered and ultimately chose for this exhibition seem to have a strong intuitive sense of this, and I was fascinated by their various interpretations of the theme. I hope that viewers will be equally surprised and captivated with the works presented here.

-Russell Joslin, October 31, 2011

UNCANNY: SURREAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Photos chosen for exhibition at PhotoPlace Gallery

All photographs are copyright of the individual artists and may not be reproduced without their permission

Geoffrey Agrons Kensington, CA Null Hypothesis
Linda Alterwitz Las Vegas, NV Untitled #18 from the series Discarded Dreams
Ashlee Bennett Minneapolis, MN Reflections of Life
David Bennett Manchester, United Kingdom The Key
Anne Berry Newnan, GA Persephone
Anne Berry Newnan Georgia Monkey at the Door
Lisa Blair Santa Fe, NM Next to Me
Phaedra Call-Himwich Asheville, NC Dig me out but leave me here
Troy Colby Beloit, KS Mystical Portraits
Karen Divine Boulder, CO Mapping the Collective Unconscious
William Earle Coatesville, PA Fear
Tobias Feltus Edinburgh, United Kingdom Untitled (Instances 2.22), 2005
Tobias Feltus Edinburgh, United Kingdom Portrait of an Artist as a Toad 1.7, 2007
Edie Fogel Oakland, CA Wisdom
Nermine Hammam Cairo, Egypt Anachrony, 24
Carolyn Hampton Sherman Oaks, CA Anatomy
Daniel Handal New York, NY Red Inflatable, Minneapolis, 2009
Pål Hansen London, United Kingdom 35.2 Km - Anders Breivik, a mass murderer’s journey. From Oslo to Utøya, Norway.
Pedro Isztin Ottawa, Canada Rich III, Wakefield, Canada, 2006
David Jakelic Split, Croatia Black Dove
Hugh Jones Arlington, VA Through the Looking Glass
Christian Finbar Kelly Brooklyn, NY The Ghost of Prospect Park
Minny Lee Gilette, NJ Self-Portrait, Mestre, Italy 2011
Marios Liolios Alvin, TX Hidden Disasters
Robert Lipet Providence, RI Widow Pane
John Meyering Alexandria, VA Missing and Forgotten
Jackson Patterson San Francisco, CA Elevator Point, 2010
Kristy Peet Houston, TX Coming of Age
Wendy Phillips Atlanta, GA La Limpia
Emma Powell Ames, IA Offering, Owl
Emma Powell Ames, IA Slumber
Michael R. Ransdell Louisville, KY Two Floors
Barbra Riley Corpus Christi, TX Harvesting Heaven and Earth
Laura Ryan Westport, MA Bathroom
Amanda Beatrice Schefer Coral Gables, FL Amniotic Sac: Freedom
Annie Stephens Montreal, Quebec Fresh Milk
Annie Stephens Montreal, Quebec Bainne
Jessica Tampas Chicago, IL Chalk Boy
Athena Petra Tasiopoulos Montpelier, VT Eidolon #2
Tom Vani Kirkland, WA Mirror Dream

	Susan Annable Chicago, IL Double Take
	Hillary Atiyeh Lyons, OR In Hot Water 02
	Brenda Bancel Boston, MA Lunch, Paris
	Drora Bashan Herzliya, Israel In the Kingdom of Spikes
	Cynthia Morgan Batmanis Houston, TX And If I Did, No. 5
	Clare Benson Tucson, AZ The Shepherd #2
	Krista Cheney St. George, VT Autumn Berries in Ice
	Michele Cole Southampton, NJ Mother
	Tamara Danoyan Mountain View, CA I Know What You Did Last Summer
	Suzanne Engelberg Tiburon, CA Dream Girl
	Claudia Fainguersch Buenos Aires, Argentina Solap
	Gerald Figal Nashville, TN Phantom Emerging from the Smoldering Slaughterhouse
	Suzanne Gonsalez-Smith Grand Forks, ND RELICS: The Collector's Momentos
	Nelson R. Goodrich Portland, CT Garden I
	Lamia Khorshid Miami Beach, FL Temporary Resident from the series Inherent Spaces
	Danielle Rene Khoury Fort Worth, TX Untitled #2 (Caged Series)
	Andrew kIc Hyde Park, Utah Silhouette
	Chrissy Lush Wappingers Falls, NY Tidal Waves
	Kerry Mansfield San Francisco, CA Borderline series: Untitled No. 63
	Mary Ann Melton Hutto, Tx Old Man Winter
	Kendall Messick Jersey City, NJ Conflagration 57
	Megan Mette Rochester, NY Untitled
	Julie Michelle San Francisco, CA The Sheath
	Michael Miner Studio City, CA Medusa Metamorphosis
	Terry Ownby Warrensburg, MO Rock City
	R. Lee Post Cambridge, MA Floating Dream
	William Ratcliff Radford, VA Icepicks
	Russ Rowland New York, NY Mom
	Nenad Saljic Splilt, Croatia Petrified 3
	Peggy Shaw Mahomet, IL Hover (2.8)
	Paul Smits Besozzo, Italy City Dweller, Washington, DC, 2010
	Len Speier New York, NY Elephant in Front of 190 Riverside Drive, NYC
	J Swofford Portland, OR Sleeper Under the Forest
	Jessica Wohl Sewanee, TN The White Family
	Emily Joy Zeller Rochester, NY Myth #1, Still 1