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Blind Vision

Westonforweb_1 Kurt Weston

Archival digital photographic prints


Losing the Light

Peering Through the Darkness

Blind Vision

These photographs are from a series of self-portraits Kurt Weston made to explore the impact of his sight loss on his identity as a visual artist.

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Petra Kuppers

Thank you for these images of a dense vision: liquids, matter, obscuring sight and eyes. I enjoyed how you rendered vision material. The dense blacks, streaked with highlights, made me think of film noir conventions, of Peeping Toms and ocular vulnerabilities. I find an openness in these images, an invitation to see beyond stereotypical notions of tragedy: a playfulness and improvisation within fields of vision and touch.

Posted by: Petra Kuppers | October 21, 2006 at 11:10 PM

Joshua Steinberg

Gail Simpson's Allegiance was my favorite piece at the exhibit. The level of creativity involved here is truly incredible. What most of us believe is garbage, the left-over boxes from land-o-lakes butter, Jolly Good, Orbit gum, and a number of breakfast cereals, can actually be made into art, supporting the notion that this piece shows a great amount of skill, being able to construct such a complex structure with cardboard. Very impressed!
JS

Posted by: Joshua Steinberg | November 02, 2006 at 06:26 PM

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