Astrid Reischwitz Stories from the Kitchen Table P.C.P.A.
ZBIGNIEW PRODUCTIONSFilmed, Edited, and Directed by Zbigniew MichalowskiEmail: znalezc@rownowage.comWeb: zbigniew.productionsFB: facebook.com/zbigniew.productionsIG: CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTSAstrid Reischwitz stitches the past, present and future together in her series of photographs titled Stories From the Kitchen Table. Each image combines a narrative motif from the family farm in rural Germany capturing a fading way of life – the potato harvest, hand embroidered linens and clothing, clotheslines and farmhouse sinks – with her retelling of the tales she heard at the kitchen table, the heart of family and village life, in composite photographs. Textiles are the history books of the women in the family and reflect the nuances of their lives. Sturdy work aprons live a separate life from the finely embroidered holiday apron; finely stitched linens of local forget-me-nots still bright white and vibrant blue imply treasured handwork, and ceremonial crowns reserved for women are discovered in old trunks. In some images, Astrid includes her daughter or herself, extending the female lineage embedded in the farm into modern life creating a sharp visual contrast of the past and present. Using the material culture of family life, family photographs, and her visual storytelling skills, Reischwitz builds a visual world of memory, place and home.Astrid has participated in solo and juried group exhibitions throughout the United States. Her works have been published extensively in print and online. A graduate of the Technical University Braunschweig, Germany, with a PhD in chemistry, Reischwitz began her study of photography at the International Center of Photography in New York soon after moving to the United States. After relocating to the Boston area she continued her studies at the New England School of Photography, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, DeCordova Museum School, and Photography Atelier at Lesley University and Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester MA. She also holds a certificate in Arts Administration from New York University. .Opening Reception: May 18th 5-9pmGallery Hours: Thur-Sat 1pm-4pmWebsite: Steve Szydlowski, sszydlow@gmail.comASTRID REISCHWITZWebsite:
Christopher Rauschenberg - Touch - September 2018
A group show curated by Christopher Rauschenberg
September 6–30, 2018
Curator talk: Saturday, September 29, 3:00 PM
Touch is an exhibition featuring over 70 prints from the photography collection of Blue Sky co-founder and photographer Christopher Rauschenberg. The show was inspired by a particular image: Charles Harbutt’s 1961 photograph of a blind boy delicately touching a beam of light. This led Rauschenberg to bring together the many other works in his collection alongside Harbutt’s print that visually capture this poignant human sensory experience in its myriad forms.
Touch features photographs by the following artists:
Thomas Alleman, Catherine Angel, Talya C. Arbisser, Eugene Atget, Rich Bergeman, Cecilia Berkovic, Skyra Beveridge, Richard Brown, Jamila Clarke, Vernoll Coleman, Celeste Cottingham, Paul Dahlquist, Aristide Economopoulos, Sidney Felsen, Michelle Frankfurter, Mary Frey, Patricia Galagan, Dorothy Glenn, Alison Grippo, M Bruce Hall, Anita Hamremoen, Charles Harbutt, Phil Harris, Craig Hickman, Ann Hughes, Birney Imes III, Gwynne Johnson, Sara Kirschenbaum, Les Krims, Justine Kurland, Dorthea Lange, Robert Langham, Zun Lee, Catherine Leuthold, Holly Lynton, Robert Lyons, Chema Madoz, Heather McClintock, Julie Mihaly, Jennifer Lynn Morse, Zanele Muholi, David Pace, Gordon Parks, Keri Pickett, Ann Ploeger, Gus Powell, Romualdas Požerskis, Jana Romanova, Irina Rozovsky, Nadia Sablin, Kris Sanford, Dona Schwartz, Joshua Smith, Jan Sonnenmair, Larry Sultan, Chip Thomas, Paul Trevor, and Carol Yarrow.
In addition to the work by the above artists, during the month of September the Blue Sky community is invited to submit their own Touch photographs via their public Instagram accounts by tagging their posts with the hashtag #touchbluesky. Rauschenberg will print his favorite submissions and add them to the exhibition during the run of the show.
Christopher Rauschenberg received his BA from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. His work has been exhibited at the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, MA, the Chicago Cultural Center, the International Center of Photography in New York, and the George Eastman House in Rochester, NY, among many other major institutions. An exceptionally active leader in the Northwest arts community, he taught at Marylhurst College in Lake Oswego, Oregon for many years and co-founded Nine Gallery here in Blue Sky and photography nonprofit Photolucida, in addition to co-founding Blue Sky Gallery in 1975.
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