Jun 6, 2021
leah upchurch photographed performing as a snowflake in the nutcracker by elizabeth stehling
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leah upchurch photographed performing as a snowflake in the nutcracker by elizabeth stehling
joshua bodden photographed rehearsing for christopher costantini's evanesco by elizabeth stehling
lamin pereira, gustavo ribeiro, joshua bodden, and liang fu photographed rehearsing for jiří kylián’s petite mort by elizabeth stehling
whitney huell photographed rehearsing for william forsythe's in the middle, somewhat elevated by elizabeth stehling
whitney huell photographed rehearsing for swan lake by elizabeth stehling
whitney huell and daniel rodriguez photographed rehearsing as the sugar plum fairy and her cavalier for the nutcracker by elizabeth stehling
whitney huell photographed rehearsing as the sugar plum fairy for the nutcracker by elizabeth stehling
Though happy to be back in Brooklyn just in time for the peak of autumn, I miss my studio at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska. My fully funded, four-week residency there was devoted to experimenting with new directions in work. The place’s rural quietness was a catalyst for this kind of focus, and the time in the studio flew by.
While at the KHN Center, my main goal was to research a new photographic process and its relevant materials. The process creates a physical overlay effect similar to that of the Woven Portraits. (I’ll post more about this later.) Also, I worked on a few side projects related to physical overlay that involved more conservative materials, and I volunteer taught three portrait workshops at the local high schools.
The KHN Center administrators, Pat Friedli and Elizabeth Stehling, were more than accommodating. And my great co-residents, who arrived and departed on a rolling basis, provided creative camaraderie as well as partnership in consuming many $1.99 margaritas and $1.00 beers at nearby establishments. Keep an eye on these artists and writers:
Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich Sophie Barbasch Liz Heller Geoff Watkinson Juliet Jacobson Diane Christiansen Claire Miye Stanford