Exhibitions and Events

In the Dirt: Young Photographers Rethinking the Human Relationship to the Contemporary Landscape

Jason Lazarus

Curated by Jon Feinstein

On view: June 8 – Friday, July 6, 2007
Opening reception: Friday, June 8, 7PM – 10PM

Gitana Rosa Gallery
19 Hope Street, 1st Floor, #7 (btw Roebling and Havemeyer St.)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211

Gallery Hours: Thursday – Sunday, 1PM – 7PM and by appointment

Humble Arts Foundation and Gitana Rosa Gallery are pleased to present In the Dirt: Young Photographers Rethinking The Human Relationship to the Contemporary Landscape, featuring six emerging photographers whose work references various traditions in landscape photography. The show evokes Ansel Adams’ allegorical representations of manifest destiny in the early-to-mid twentieth century as well as the New Topographics’ (Stephen Shore, Lewis Baltz, Bernd and Hilla Becher) commentary on post-industrial sprawl through the late 1970s, conjoining these two styles for a contemporary exploration of human interaction with the natural world. From Christian Siekmeir’s investigation of German masculinity and hunting ritual, to Reka Reisinger’s humorous yet poignant images of cut-out self-portraits on sweeping traditional landscapes, to Jason Lazarus’ surreal and often apocalyptic narratives, In the Dirt… manages to avoid grand political gestures, serving instead as a vehicle for personal investigation into environment and public space.

Exhibiting photographers: Jason Lazarus, Reka Reisinger, Stephanie Diamond, Rachel Sussman, Angela Smith and Christian Siekmeier

Jon Feinstein is the Curatorial Director of Humble Arts Foundation. Last March he co-curated Humble’s Chelsea debut, group show: 21 photographers, and later collaborated with Spin magazine for an auction at Milk Studios to benefit the Save the Music Foundation. From 2003-2006 Feinstein worked at Heeb magazine, first as Photo Editor and later as Creative Director. His own work has been published in Gotham, Time Out New York, DIW, Mass Appeal and Vice magazines. Feinstein holds a BA in Photography from Bard College and lives in Brooklyn.

Humble Arts Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that seeks to advance the careers of emerging fine art photographers by providing grants and exhibition opportunities.

Gitana Rosa Gallery is Williamsburg’s first green gallery. 15% of sales from the space go towards a revolving list of local and national environmental non-profits.

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