Artist Reception on Saturday August 8th 3PM -5PM
\n\nShow Dates: August 8th - September 13th
\n\nSaturdays and Sundays 1PM -4PM
\n\nLocation: ArtWorks Gallery\, 69 Main Street\, Ware\, MA
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\n\nTHROUGH THE LENS: PRESENCE AND ABSENCE
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\n\nWhat we see in a photograph is often shaped by what is missing. Presence / Absence invites images that explore the relationship between visibility and implication&mdash\;spaces that suggest human presence\, objects that stand in for memory\, or scenes where absence speaks as strongly as presence.
\n\nAll photographic capture (camera/photogram/scanography) and printing processes (alternative/experimental\, traditional/darkroom\, photo based etching\, intaglio\, screen printing) are eligible\, as are photo-collage\, and photographic mixed-media. AI-generated images will not be considered. Entries must be original works not previously shown at ArtWorks Gallery.
\n\nThis show will be juried by James Gehrt.
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\n\nJames Gehrt is a fine art photographer\, educator\, and archivist. His black-and-white photographs explore perception\, memory\, and the material history of photography. His images often focus on ordinary subjects\, such as quiet architectural details\, simple
\n\nforms\, and overlooked spaces\, where light and time transform the familiar into something contemplative and enduring. His practice bridges historical photographic processes and contemporary digital workflows\, reflecting a sustained engagement with how photographs are made and how they shape the act of looking.
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\n\nGehrt has exhibited widely\, including solo exhibitions at the Photographic Resource Center in Boston\, Hampden Gallery at UMass Amherst\, and Springfield Technical Community College. His work was recently featured in The Boston Globe and The Paris
\n\nReview. He teaches Photographic Archives in the graduate program at Simmons University and serves as Corporate Archivist at MassMutual. Earlier in his career\, he worked as Lab Manager at The Chicago Albumen Works in the late 1990s and early
\n\n2000s\, where he printed in silver gelatin and historic processes for the Met\, Philadelphia Museum of Art\, the National Archives\, as well as other museums and archives.
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