ALTERNATIVE REALITIES

Things are not always as they seem. For the juried exhibition ALTERNATIVE REALITIES, we sought photographs that broaden the definition of realism in photography to encompass subjects that seem imaginary, mysterious, fictional, magical, or even mystical. While we welcomed work in a variety of alternative processes, we were most interested in compelling images, regardless of the process used to create them.

For ALTERNATIVE REALITIES, juror Laura Moya, executive director of Photolucida, selected forty photos for exhibition at PhotoPlace Gallery from Aug. 7th through Sept. 1st, 2012. She also chose an additional thirty-five photos for the gallery’s “Online Annex.” All selected work will be included in a full-color exhibition catalog available for purchase. To help artists defray costs, PhotoPlace Gallery offers to mat and frame work selected for exhibition free of charge, providing artists print their images to our pre-cut mat and frame sizes. Exhibition catalog files and permission forms are needed by June 30. Prints for the gallery exhibit should arrive no later than August 1st.

Juror's Statement:

To define the term “Alternate Realities” would be a difficult task, so I will make reference to a few vocabulary words that passed through my mind while looking at the work submitted to this exhibition:

…’imagination’, ‘memory’, ‘parallel dimension’, ‘personal dreamstate’, ‘collective subconscious’, even ‘quantum physics’…

The work that proved strongest to me was that which did not default to the obvious or the clichéd. Evolved work with a clear connection to the theme combined with strength to stand on its own as an image became clearer through many rounds of winnowing.

My hope is that a lively narrative will show itself in a consistent, thought-provoking way when the work is collectively shown together as a group. I feel honored to have travelled through such varied, creative interpretations of this topic. Laura Moya

Linda Alterwitz Los Vegas, NV Untitled #3 from the series Discarded Dreams
Edward Bateman Salt Lake City, UT Spectral Device No. 6
Stephanie Bracciano Munroe, MI Down the Rabbit Hole
Ellen Cantor RHE, CA They Told Me I Was Disintegrating
Teresa Christiansen Portland, OR Landscape no. 5 (2011)
Chelsea Darter Iowa City, IA The Exhibit
Lisa DiLillo New York, NY Invocation
Karen Divine Boulder, CO Nude 30
Carolyn A. Hampton Sherman Oaks, CA Anatomy No. 2: Throat
Joshua Hobson Seoul, Korea Geometry of the Ordinary #4
Aspen Hochhalter Charlotte, NC Untitled # 24 from the 92/20 Self-Portrait Series
Emily Howden Payson, UT Eros
Dan Jones Pasadena, CA Bird Robot
Julie Renée Jones Chicago, IL Shimmer
Allyson Klutenkamper Portsmouth, OH Placement #11
Barbara Kyne Oakland, CA At the Museum 2
Yuan Liao Cincinnati, OH Am
Susan Lirakis Center Sandwich, NH Tempest
Tracy Moore Warner Robins, GA Resurrection
Chet Morrison Dallas, TX Grumpy Bird
Scott Nobles Brooklyn, NY Flying Dream
Jean Noon Springvale, ME Sky Drama
Mary West Quin Jackson, MI Reach
Marianne Gaptjern Ravn Bekkestua, Norway 108
Maureen Ruddy Burkhart Longmont, CO Orbital Dream #1
Joseph Ruesing Hilo, HI Shaman's Song of Most Ancient Watery Beginnings
Curtis Salonick Wilkers-Barre, PA Boy with City
Shawn Saumell Little Elm, TX New World Order
Jessie Seib Evanston, IN Faded
Martina Shenal Tucson, AZ Cypher
Fran Sherpa Midland, TX Africa
Tim Simmons Dereham, Norfolk, United Kingdom Burr Trail #5 2010
Liam Sinnott Pasadena, CA Grove
Vicky Stromee Tucson, AZ Brave New World
Niobe Syme Leura, New South Wales, Australia Leaving Jodphur
Athena Petra Tasiopoulos Montpelier, VT Origin
Stacie Turner West Hartford, CT Bunny Mask
Kimberly Waite Bloomington, IN Life Study #4
Laura Alice Watt Penngrove, CA Road
Peter Wiklund Hagersten, Sweden Dream Planet IV

	Geoffrey Agrons Kensington, CA Flooded Grotto
	Sara Belleau Minneapolis, MN Rut
	Gerhard Clausing Laguna Beach, CA Ocean Power
	Troy Colby Beloit, KS The Light in the Sky
	David Cook Las Cruces, NM Illumination, 2010
	Michel Demanche Princess Anne, MD Shirley Shack 2
	Grayson Dere San Jose, CA Tear in the Universe
	Gerald Figal Nashville, TN Damask Hémispherique
	Adam Finkelston Roeland Park, KS Young Lady with Bloody Cloth
	Maria Foley Palo Alto, CA The Plunge
	Lauryn Gerstle Brooklyn, NY Reaching the Well
	Tytia Habing Watson, IL Float
	Pimprae Hiranprueck Savannah, GA Lost Legacy
	Andrea E. Hutchinson New Albany, IN The Red Dress
	Janette James Pawling, NY Bubbles
	Ellen Jantzen St. Louis, MO Mandrake
	Dale Johnson Carmel, CA Abandoned
	Sharon Kain Draper, UT Twirl
	Andrew Kic Hyde Park, UT Untitled 19
	Sandra Klein Los Angeles, CA The Decision
	Joan Ladendorf Hanover Park, IL Cloud Man
	Cameron MacMartin Quincy, MA Tubes
	Diego Meek-Fernandez Mesa, AZ Sunset Reflections
	James Porschen Palos Verdes Pnsl., CA Where Now?
	Logan Rollins Savannah, GA Blending #6
	Virginia Saunders Hopkins, SC Jerusalem Series, Walled City
	Holly Schisler San Francisco, CA Untitled
	Jes Schrom Ruston, LA Untitled
	Nicolas Silberfaden Los Angeles, CA Batgirl, Los Angeles, 2011
	Bryan Steiff Chicago, IL terraFutura #20
	Nick Winkworth Menlo Park, CA Greenland
	Kelly Wrage Swarthmore, PA Her Reluctant Gardener
	Sara Yerkes Santa Barbara, CA Wind and Water
	Laurie Saurborn Young Austin, TX In the Peach Orchard
	Stuart Zalka Brooklyn, NY Dream State Four