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June 21, 2010
Aaron Schuman, the editor of the online photography magazine, SeeSaw Magazine has curated an exhibition in the FotoFest 2010 entitled Whatever was Splendid: New American PhotographsThe Curatorial statement says:
The exhibition Whatever Was Splendid explores the parallels that exist--both in America and in photography--between our own time and that of Evans, and the enduring power of American Photographs as discerned through contemporary U.S. photographic practice....At its heart, Whatever Was Splendid is centrally informed by the legacy of American Photographs, and by Evans' vital contributions to the nation's photographic language and traditions. That said, it is by no means intended as a nostalgic update or sentimental plea for photography (or, for that matter, America) to return to its past. As much as Evans' precedent has provided both the inspiration and reinforcing framework for this exhibition, Whatever Was Splendid is first and foremost the manifestation of the intelligence, ingenuity, and multiplicity of voices and visions that can be found within current U.S. photographic practice
We have previously one of the exhibitors is Richard Mosse and his project Nomands that represented to wrecked cars in the primeval desert landscapes of Iraq.
Another exhibitor is Todd Hido and the work that caught my eye are the night images of suburban dwellings:
Todd Hidio, Untitled #2736, Pacifica, CA, 2000, from House Hunting
There is a haunting quality to these images that have been taken at night that is coupled to a sense of unease. these are Californian houses expressing isolation associated with a mood of something strange. Something has gone wrong here.
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