Technology: High and Low Theme: Technology in Photography The field of photography has never before seen so much diversity of technology driven imagery. From the popularity of the DSLR and high-tech I Phone to the low tech plastic Holga camera, photographers are getting their shots of how they perceive and experience the world. The DSLR has made a big impact on the digital revolution, but we still have photographers using alternative process, pin hole cameras and vintage 35mm cameras. How does technology influence contemporary photographers in their quest to interpret and understand their artist practices and give meaning to their artistic visual process of creating imagery. For this exhibition we would like to see a diversity of imagery from point and shoot, DSLR, cell phones, computer based imagery, Photoshop, Lightroom, the influence of the internet, the zone system, solarization, f stops and shutter speeds, reverse processing, Hipstamatic, scanners, platinum printing, black and white and beyond… Juror: Blake Shell Blake Shell is a digital artist, an art educator, and a contemporary art curator. She received a Bachelor of Art from The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee in 2001 and a Master of Fine Arts in Photography at Savannah College of Art and Design in 2003. Her work has been exhibited in venues such as the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art and the Institute for New Media in Frankfurt, Germany as well as alongside video artists Bill Viola, Nam June Paik, and William Wegman. Shell currently lives in Portland, Oregon and is the Archer Gallery Director and an Adjunct Art Professor at Washington State University and Clark College in Vancouver, WA. Deadline to submit: March 8th. Exhibition Dates: April 1-22, 2012 Rules/Guidelines: Black Box will provide all framing, matting and printing for our exhibitions. The photographers who are selected into the exhibition by the juror will provide a high resolution Tiff file for our gallery to print for the exhibition. Black Box covers all printing and framing costs. Other arrangements can be accomodated, if artist wants to send in a print. Each exhibition will have 20 photographers included by the juror. We have 18” x 24” black frames. Our white mats are pre cut for 12” x 18”, 12” x 12” and 12” x 16” prints (we also have a few other odd sized matts). We print on an Epson Stylus Pro archival ink jet printer, on Epson Premium Luster Photo paper, in a color-calibrated environment. This is a very accurate custom print, just like a custom lab would print. All exhibition prints will be kept in a flat file after the show for future sale and promotion for the photographer, unless the photographer makes other arrangements. This will allow the gallery to further promote our photographers and exhibitions to collectors, curators, critics and to the general public. Black Box will return ship the exhibiton print to artist if preferred. File agreement for accepted photographers who will be using our free printing services. Black Box will only print one exhibition print. If there is a sale inquiry, the photographer will be notified before a sale is confirmed, edition information will be discussed with photographer, the photographer will be sent a authentication document to be signed and go with the print to the collector. No sale or printing of file will happen without prior consent and agreement of photographer. All rights remain to the file and print with the photographer, to be used only with their prior consent. Exhibition print will not be sold, but used in our flatfile at Black Box Gallery only to promote the photographers work. Black Box Gallery takes a 50% commission on all sales, 50% goes to the photographer. If artist prefers the print does not have to be for sale. Print will be for exhibition and promotion only. Notification: All photographers will be notified 7 days after the deadline about juror selections. Entry Fee: $35 per entry (an entry includes up to 5 photos). Use Pay Pal or send check to: How to apply: Send in the entry fee and then send an email to: info@blackboxgallery.com Title the email: Technology: High and Low In the body of the email please include the following info: Your Name File Set Up: Jpeg files, 1024 pixels on the longest side at 72 DPI, 2MB or less each (saved). Name Files: firstname_lastname1.jpg, firstname_lastname2.jpg, firstname_lastname3.jpg, etc… Eligibility: The exhibition is open to all photographers world wide, both amateur and professional. Copyright: All rights to the photographs remain with the photographer. |
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