TCC PHOTO | GALLERY invites you to our upcoming exhibition Photographs by Polly Chandler. The exhibit is up from January 19 – March 28, 2008. Join us for the artist reception Saturday, January 19, 2008 from 6-8 pm.

 

Polly Chandler is a young and exceptionally talented up-and-coming photographer whose work has been exhibited from throughout the U.S. and Europe in more than 3-dozen juried exhibitions in the past few years. Chandler grew up in Southern Illinois and graduated with an MFA in photography from Southern Illinois University. Her evocative portraits have received international accolades and awards and were recently published in Photo District News, American Photo and B&W Magazine.

 

The images in this exhibit are from Chandler’s Emotional Narratives. Her dream-like portraits are created with a 4x5 large format camera using Polaroid positive negative film and printed using traditional darkroom techniques. She editions her work in two sets of 25: a warm tone silver gelatin limited edition and traditional silver gelatin limited edition.

 

Silvershotz Magazine recently wrote: "Polly has succeeded in developing a unique portrait style in this [series of narratives]. The subjects never actually engage with the viewer. They appear quiet, reflective, somber, inhibited and shy that someone else might be looking at them and sharing a sense of their private life, private thoughts and emotions. Their isolation is almost complete as the images are void of the presence of other humans. Standing alone in their environment they ask you, the viewer - to be quiet, come no closer, but share in their space."

 

Collectors, this is an artist to watch and collect. Order yours today !