An ongoing series for Lenscratch in which we profile photobook publishers. This collection serves as an excellent resource on the who, what, and how of the current photobook publishing world. This round I contributed coverage on Roman Nvmerals, Deadbeat Club, and TIS books.
As part of my ongoing series of conversations with photobook artists, I recently sat down with Sant Khalsa to discuss her latest monograph, Crystal Clear || Western Waters with Minor Matters Books.
In her latest monograph, Crystal Clear || Western Waters published by Minor Matters, Sant Khalsa explores the commodification of our most basic resource through the proliferation of water stores that came to prominence in the 1990s and early 2000s. These retail points-of-sale typically sold reverse osmosis filtered water in strip malls across the urban, suburban, and rural American Southwest. The series captures the varied storefronts in four Western states, including their quintessential signage, revealing the paradoxical nature of these sites as both necessary and absurd constructs of our capitalist society. Khalsa’s book is a compilation of well-reproduced silver gelatin prints that evokes both nostalgia and criticism and serves as a thought-provoking commentary on the fabrication of human desire and its impact on the environment.
I am proud to be awarded the Urbanautica Institute Award and to be included among the artists featured in this year’s Urbanautica Journal of Visual Anthropology and Cultural Landscapes, in which I discuss my work and process in this interview.
From Hartford WIth Love was a fundraising initiative put together to raise funds and awareness of civil unrest during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Mico Toledo and I led the campaign with a sale of photographic prints donated by the entire legacy of Hartford Art School Photography alumni. More than 60 photographers contributed their work to the print sale and zine publication. Check out this feature on Booooooom.
A Yellow Rose Project is a photographic collaboration of responses, reflections, and reactions to the 19th Amendment from over one hundred women across the United States. I am honored to be included among the talented artists participating in this massive undertaking of exhibitions, events, and publications. Visit the website to view the work and learn more.
Lovely to speak with Jeff Schechtman about photography and memory for the California Sun Podcast. Take a listen here.
I am excited to be included in the Critical Mass Top 50 and look forward to the exhibition at the Center for Photographic Art.
Had an intriguing discussion with Jon Feinstein about the perils and promise of portrait photography at Humble Arts Foundation.
