The Lens

Not so many years ago, people stopped touching photographs. While print media and brick-and-mortar galleries exist, the common, everyday experience with photographs has drastically shifted from handling prints to scrolling through digital images on a screen. These photographs are easily created, manipulated, and shared, but at a cultural level the sense of intimacy and preciousness that comes with holding an image has been lost.

CORPUS reminds us that a photograph exists in the world, accumulating the history that sticks to all things that take up space. It aims to investigate photographs that re-engage the... Continue reading CORPUS: Exploring the Power of the Physical Photograph

Main Street, located in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, has a deeply-rooted history in arts and entertainment that continues to this day. It is home to some of the best dive bars, vintage shops, art galleries, tattoo parlors, and live music venues that Cincinnati has to offer. But its reputation is not just one of an arts and entertainment district. As with any main drag in an American city, it has its fair share of undesirable events. Not to mention, the entirety of Over-the-Rhine has earned a spot on the list of most dangerous neighborhoods, not only in Cincinnati but the... Continue reading Elisa Fay: I Hate You I Love You

Pick It Up, Turn It Over is rooted in the unrealized potential of the back of the traditional photograph. While at times it’s a space for personal notes about enlarger settings, contrast filters, exposure times, or the characters and setting of a cherished family photograph, the back of the photo has the capacity to reshape its story through dialogue with its front image and requires a spatial interaction with its viewers.

Selected photographers create lens-based, light-based works of art that push beyond the ubiquity of screen-based imagery. By exploring the potential of photographic... Continue reading Pick It Up Turn It Over: Exploring the Power of the Physical Photograph

Chapter 2, A Subtle Farewell to the Inner Child, Gee Horton's second solo exhibition, delves into the artist's exploration of the inner child. Weaving together personal narratives and collective experiences, this exhibition invites visitors to embark on voyages of healing and self-discovery.

Inspired by a soul-stirring pilgrimage to Senegal, Horton's journey commences with a "spiritual cowrie shell reading," unveiling his father's ailing health. This revelation sparks a cathartic quest, enabling Horton to confront childhood traumas and mend fractured bonds. The artist's individual life experience is juxtaposed with the collective narrative of six middle-aged... Continue reading Gee Horton: Chapter 2, A Subtle Farewell to the Inner Child

As the Kentucky Derby comes to a close each year, i.imagine photography students analyze and discuss race day photos, and each time the same conversation emerges: "I wonder what it’s like behind the scenes on a regular day in the life of a jockey, his horse, and the stable.” Brought together by i.imagine, a group of teen photography students, Triple Crown jockey Steve Cauthen, and acclaimed photojournalist Madeleine Hordinski embark on a journey of authentically immersing into environments that spark curiosity and inspire visual stories behind the scenes of Kentucky horse racing.

From... Continue reading Off Track