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Images by Sue Borg and Allyson Ely Selected by Praxis Gallery

Ellen Gilkerson | Published on 7/16/2024

Ocean View and In or Out?, by Sue Borg, and Interior, Cement Silo, by Allyson Ely, have been selected for inclusion in The Shadow Aspect Exhibition at the Praxis Gallery and Photo Arts Center in Minneapolis.

 

For this exhibition, Praxis solicited photographic art that explores the formal, conceptual, and metaphoric implications of the shadow – focusing on the shadow as pure visual form expressed through the creation of line, shape, pattern, and texture; or examining the cultural and psychological implications of the shadow - exploring ideas of foreboding, internal conflict, passages into the unconsciousness, or other ephemeral interpretations.  Elizabeth Flinsch, the editor at Shots Magazine and visual arts teacher for The Blake School, was the juror.  The exhibition will run from August 17 through September 14.  The opening reception will take place on Saturday, August 17, 6 to 8 PM.  The temporary gallery may be seen at https://www.praxisphotocenter.org/temp-gallery-4-2ts3.


Ocean View, by Sue Borg:

I made this image at the Sea Ranch Lodge at a spot that is often photographed at sunrise and sunset and in color.  I was there during the day and was struck by the shadows, lines and contrasts which were conducive to black and white.

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Sue Borg:  Ocean View

In or Out?, by Sue Borg:
This was made at my daughter's home.  I was in her dining room and she was in the adjoining kitchen when I saw her shadow on the door as she took a quiet moment to herself.
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Sue Borg:  In or Out?

Interior, Cement Silo, by Allyson Ely:

This loading dock, located inside of a vast, 135’ high cement storage and distribution silo, was the inspiration for my on-going seriesAn Uncommon Beauty

I’m captivated by this quiet world of shadows, dim light, unfamiliar machinery and discarded equipment; for me, it is a world of the mystical and mysterious.  Finding these buildings was serendipitous and even after a year and a half, each visit reveals something unexpected.

The challenge in this facility is photographing in extremely low light, without the use of a tripod.  I often think that I should have entitled the seriesSeeing in the Dark!

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Allyson Ely:  Interior, Cement Silo

Praxis Gallery and Photographic Arts Center is a community-based arts organization that aims to support the development of emerging photographic artists and is the only non-profit dedicated photographic arts center in Minnesota.  Praxis provides photographic exhibitions and learning opportunities that inform, challenge, and engage the individual artist, and promotes artists’ work to local and international audiences.

 

Details:

 

Praxis Gallery and Photo Arts Center:

  https://www.praxisphotocenter.org

  2637 27th Avenue South

  Minneapolis, MN 55406

  info@praxisgallery.com

  612-345-5571

 

The Shadow Aspect Exhibition:

  August 17 – September 14

  Opening reception:  Saturday, August 17, 6 PM to 8 PM

  Online gallery (current location):

    https://www.praxisphotocenter.org/temp-gallery-4-2ts3

    

Gallery hours:

  Saturday:  12 PM to 5 PM 

  Tuesday through Friday:  By appointment – phone 612-345-5571.