Convergence
The Halide Project
May 8 - June 27, 2021
Often, the assumption is made that photographic images represent reality; that they provide a selective representation of the existent world. But having been born of science and nurtured by art, photography as a creative practice is not bound by constraints. Artists seeking to free photography from its traditional confines can source material and inspiration from not only the breadth of photographic history, but from art, science, and life itself. These artists meld process and concept in ways that depict a new version of reality; a reality of their own creation, not co-opted from the outside world.
The artists in Convergence use cameraless methods to explore and challenge concepts regarding photography, including the foundational question “what is a photograph?” Although they approach image-making from different vantage points and employ different techniques, their work converges in a realm of visual expression that challenges preconceived notions of both photography itself and the underlying reality that is assumed to inform photographic images.
