media launch: This program will share the story of how the e-book Aging Gratefully: Deadheads Then and Now was created, from making the unique portraits in a transportable studio arrange in parking heaps at Grateful Dead exhibits from 1988 to 1991 to the ten yr journey required to seek out and rephotograph round 1 / 4 of the unique topics and amassing their tales which had been mixed to create the wonderful artwork pictures e-book I self-published final yr.
As a photographic artist, my work is a honest reflection of my encounters with the world, preserving fleeting moments in time via the lens of my digicam. Each {photograph} is a story, a temper, and an emotion encapsulated inside the body, whether or not I’m capturing the serenity of a panorama, the intricate great thing about a plant, the architectural grace of a construction, or the essence of an individual. While my focus leans towards nature, I typically discover that the true spirit of a second is enriched by the presence of individuals, making them indispensable collaborators in my creative journey. My creative course of is labor intensive; I meticulously hand-process every sheet and roll of movie to provide negatives which are then remodeled into photos via the fragile artwork of enlarging. I discover magnificence and authenticity in counting on conventional hand instruments to reinforce my prints, the place highlights and shadows emerge via cautious craftsmanship on silver gelatin paper. In the face of our present local weather disaster, my work goals to inform tales that foster a way of belonging and stewardship towards the pure world. Through my images, I invite viewers to attach with nature, nurturing an appreciation for the sweetness that surrounds us and provoking a collective accountability to guard it.
William Lemke will probably be in individual at PhotoMidwest! The speak will even stream on Zoom.
Third Thursday Talks are all the time free and open to the general public.
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