Image by Steve Harris Selected by Praxis Gallery
Ellen Gilkerson | Published on 8/21/2026
Your Tax Dollars at Work, an image by Steve Harris, was selected for inclusion in the Motion Blur Exhibition at the Praxis Gallery and Photo Arts Center in Minneapolis. Motion blur in photography creates a paradox: the image is a frozen moment in time, yet what it captures is movement—streaking, bending, or distortion of light and form in the frame.Praxis Gallery solicited photographic art that explores the visual and conceptual potential of motion and blur. The exhibition was curated by the Praxis Directors. The exhibition will run from August 22 through September 12. The opening reception will take place on Saturday, August 22, from 6 PM to 8 PM. You can view the images in the temporary online gallery here: https://www.praxisphotocenter.org/6-temp-gallery.
Steve says: I created this image in early 2023, while I was taking an online ICM workshop with Stephanie Johnson. One week of her workshop was devoted to ICM using smartphones, and I used my iPhone 14 Pro and the Slow Shutter app to capture this photo of the Mountain View City Hall. I used a technique of “pause/move/pause” to impart a multiple exposure feel. The motion gave an off-balance appearance, as if the building were in the middle of an earthquake. The result felt symbolic of dysfunctional government, which inspired my title (though no disrespect to Mountain View itself, which I consider a reasonably well-run city!).
Steve Harris: Your Tax Dollars at Work
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/
Main entrance: 2601 27th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55406
info@praxisphotocenter.org
612-475-1605
The Motion Blur Exhibition:
August 22 – September 12
Opening reception: Saturday, August 22, 6 to 8 PM
Online (temporary) gallery: https://www.praxisphotocenter.org/6-temp-gallery
Gallery hours:
Saturday: 12 PM to 5 PM
Wednesday – Friday by appointment: phone 612-475-1605.