01/04/2004 09:48
GARY DUEHR - USA




“Momentary Monuments”

Digitally-based color photographs, these images attempt to capture transitory moments in public and transform them into something more timeless. Caught in a strong sidelight, lifted out of the context of the street, the individuals seem immersed in a private drama. Each person becomes a kind of monument.

Shot from the waist with a palm-sized camera, the photos perform a random sampling of attitudes and emotions. Often the subject’s eyes are closed or hands clasped in concern; they pivot around or reach out as if in compassion.

Something draws their attention just beyond the edge of the frame.

In their gestures and colorful fabric, the people are reminiscent of religious figures in Italian Renaissance art. I like how the everyday, rough-edged quality of the street is changed into something more painterly. To me the individuals become devotional, meditative, and vulnerable.

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