Final Selections posted. Exhibition Opens 9/27
Juror: You and Cig Harvey
The self-portrait: Is it your compulsion? Your obsession? An impulse? Was it out of necessity (the mandatory Photo 101 exercise, a portrait for the office newsletter, or because you needed to self-promote)? Is it the autobiographical record you decided was best told in image?
Sometimes we have to step in front of the lens - we can't seem to communicate what we want to others, or maybe we're just the most convenient choice for a model (the least expensive, for sure). Even if we got there by default, there is no one better able to translate our vision to the camera than ourselves. Perhaps you were experimenting
with persona or striving for a personal perfection? Were you desperately seeking Self? For thosewilling to dig deep and bare all, the self-portrait is a reward for your bravery - because whether you love it or hide it in the depths of your archives for decades, you've learned from it. Whatever your intention, there is nothing closer to an authentic portrait, than to sit both behind and in front of the lens. And whether for totally narcissistic or completely humble intents - you have to admit, it's you.
Exhibit Calendar
(subject to change)
Juror' Choices Announced
by 5-Sep-12
On-Line Check-in Due
15-Sep-12
Work Receipt Deadline
24-Sep-12
Exhibit Opens
27-Sep-12
Artists Reception
14-Oct-12 3-5PM
Exhibit Closes
22-Oct-2012
Id - The Object of Self Exhibit Catalog now available at VioVio
The images listed below were selected by the pool of submitters. Submitters were able to vote for up to five images including one of their own. Each of these received at least three votes. Our Juror Cig Harvey selected the juror's choice and honorable mentions.
Video tour by Polly Raine and Clement Yonkers including exhibitor interviews Juror's Statement: I was charged with the very difficult task of selecting a Juror's Choice Award and Honorable Mentions from the final group of selected images. It was an honor to be asked and I agonized over my decision as the standard was very high. Ultimately I was drawn to the images that used light, atmosphere and gesture to best articulate the conceptual elements of the photograph. These images continue to linger in my mind. Cig Harvey |
| The Heart and The Heavy Juror's Choice SOLD Heather Evans Smith Winston-Salem, NC USA | Self with Sasha, Savannah, GA Honorable Mention  Allison Barnes Savannah, Georgia USA | untitled, from the series Green Dress Honorable Mention  Heidi Lender amagansett, NY USA |
| This Morning Honorable Mention  Jennifer McClure Astoria, NY USA | A Beautiful Smothering People's Choice  Heather Evans Smith Winston-Salem, NC USA | Family photograph Akihiro Furuta Edogawa-City, Tokyo-State JAPAN |
Self on Black Rock Mountain, GA Allison Barnes Savannah, Georgia USA | Vanishing Presence Amanda Schilling Galveston, TX USA | Doppelgänger I B. Paul Patterson North Port, FL USA |
Raw  Blair Borax Burlington, VT USA | I. Boris Kotlyar Saint-Petersburg, RU Russia | I'm angry. Boris Kotlyar Saint-Petersburg, RU Russia |
Untitled  Catherine Finsness Warwick, Bermuda | Loreen, 12, 3, 12// 36 catrine val Kassel, Hessen Germany | West 62nd and 65th Streets l Cecil Eci'Am Gresham Bloomfield, CT USA |
Self Portrait 2 Curran Broderick Burlington, VT USA | Self Portrait 3 Curran Broderick Burlington, VT USA | Self Portrait #1 Edward L. Rubin Los Angeles, CA USA |
all of eden's apples Elle Hanley Seattle, Washington USA | running water Elle Hanley Seattle, Washington USA | high cloud haze Elle Hanley Seattle, Washington USA |
Guest Fiona Osborne Newbury, Berkshire UK | Guest  Fiona Osborne Newbury, Berkshire UK | Fixture Heather Gray East HArdwick, VT USA |
Estrange Heather Evans Smith Winston-Salem, NC USA | untitled, from the series Green Dress Heidi Lender amagansett, NY USA | The Lover, from She Can Leap Tall Buildings Heidi Lender amagansett, NY USA |
untitled, from the series Once Upon Heidi Lender amagansett, NY USA | Self Portrait Light Painting Henry Fernando Ottawa, ON Canada | Out Of Focus Holly Kehrt Sedona,, Az USA |
Onder in my Wiskey Glas.jpg "Images from the abandoned diamond mining town of Kolmanskop, Namibia. The series is both a personal and historical exploration of the diamond trade. It is also a tribute to a murdered friend who was a policeman fighting diamond smuggling in Africa.
Recording Equipment:(35 mm DSLR)
Processing Method:(Printed by Artist, Edition of 5)
Print Media:(Inkjet on Baryta )") Jan Smith Mexico D.F., Mexico D.F. Mexico | Albertio.jpg "Images from the abandoned diamond mining town of Kolmanskop, Namibia. The series is both a personal and historical exploration of the diamond trade. It is also a tribute to a murdered friend who was a policeman fighting diamond smuggling in Africa.
Recording Equipment:(35mm DSLR)
Processing Method:(Printed by Artist, Edition of 5)
Print Media:(Inkjet on Baryta )") Jan Smith Mexico D.F., Mexico D.F. Mexico | Life: A Self-Portrait Jason Witherspoon Dallas, TX USA |
| Wounded SOLD  Katarina Silva Newport News, VA USA | Light SOLD  Katarina Silva Newport News, VA USA | I Ignore Myself Keith Parks La Mesa, CA USA |
Insubstantial Presence Keith Parks La Mesa, CA USA | Hole in the Wall Kristen Sweeney melville, ny USA | 3,000 Self Portraits  Kristen Sweeney melville, ny USA |
untitled lauren mazzotta manchester center, VT USA | Staged Self: Puppets Maria Coletsis Vancouver, BC Canada | Self-portrait #4 MARIA PAULA ABADIA NYC, NY USA |
Foggy Nights and Bright Lights 2 michael m santiago pomona, NY USA | Geisha Nancy Goodrich Portland, CT USA | Melancholy Winds Paris Carter Clermont, FL USA |
Lost Paul Reynolds Essex Jct., VT USA | At Home Penney Adams Charlotte, NC USA | Chastity R.L. Gibson Gatlinburg, TN USA |
Ghost Face Rashiq Muhamad Ali London, London United Kingdom | The Dance of Ishtar Sansert Choabert Buenos Aires, Argentina | How did you get in here? Stephanie Kirk West Chester, PA USA |
The Reality of Stephanie Landry Stephanie Landry Baton Rouge, LA USA | Blue Stephanie Telesco Boston, MA USA | Mitote Tanya Lyn Colchester, VT USA |
Self Series #17 Winifred Simon Wimberley, Texas USA |
Juror: You and Cig Harvey We're trying something new with this exhibition. It's submitter juried (OK, well Cig will choose a Juror's Choice and honorable mentions, but otherwise, it's all YOU!) Each of you who submits your self-portraits will be able to vote for up to four images (including one of yours if you're that confident!). No anxiety here...images will be anonymous, labeled with titles and medium only if provided by their authors. You will not know who you are voting for, and your peers will not know who you voted for. Only those who make a submission will have access to vote. Though you are not required to vote, by submitting your images, you give the other submitters the right to view (and vote for) your images. The 50 to 60 images that get the most votes will be showcased in our gallery and online. In case of a tie at our quantity threshold, your Juror will make a final decision. In addition, that same Juror, Cig Harvey, has the tough but exciting choice of designating her Juror's choice and honorable mentions from your picks only.Cig Harvey exhibits internationally, teaches internationally, and photographs everywhere in between. She balances her always imperative personal imaging pursuits with a large number of commercial clients. She is published widely, has won numerous awards, and retains a reputation as an instructor/mentor that leaves waiting lists worldwide. Visit her work, words, and CV at www.cigharvey.com. |
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All selected entries are exhibited in our gallery and included in a full color exhibit catalog. Juror's Choice receives a 30x48" vinyl exhibit banner featuring their image. People's Choice gains free entry into a future exhibit. We offer free matting and framing of accepted entries for the duration of each of our exhibition, subject to standard sizes. Photographers set their own prices if they wish to sell their work and retain all rights to their photographs.
Please do not contact jurors regarding your entry in this exhibit. Doing so will disqualify your entry.
