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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 8 December 2006
Event and Calendar Listing: Art Exhibitions/Photography/Film
Contact: Chuck Mobley 415.512.2020
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Traces of life on the thin film of longing
5 January – 24 February 2007
Opening Reception: Thursday 4 January 2007 @ 5:00 pm
San Francisco — Traces of life on the thin film of longing is an exhibition of work by Jem Cohen [Chain], Jenni Olson [The Joy of Life], and Natalie Zimmerman [Islands] that considers the photographic in relation to film and video. Each piece, though differing in subject matter and narrative technique, is composed entirely of lengthy still shots; rendering an approach reminiscent of the photo essay.
In Chain, New York-based filmmaker Jem Cohen introduces us to a world that has become America, LLC©®TM; shot over ten years in seven countries, it is a political film about global acquiescence to a corporate cultural environment comprising malls, hotels, airports, office parks, theme parks, chain stores, and chain restaurants. Bay Area-based Jenni Olson’s film The Joy of Life, composed entirely of still shots of San Francisco, consists of a two-part narrative voice-over by a young butch lesbian recounting the trials and tribulations of her love life and trying to come to terms with the grim history of the city’s suicide landmark: the Golden Gate Bridge. Natalie Zimmerman of Los Angeles presents Islands which introduces fifteen casting-call respondents in Los Angeles, interspersed with images of the LA landscape; lonely, desolate, and barely familiar as the great sprawling metropolis most know only as home to the film and television industry.
This exhibition challenges audiences to respond to the “white cube” gallery space in a new way and also allows SF Camerawork and filmmakers the opportunity to reconsider methods of distribution and spectatorship.
A special issue of Camerawork: A Journal of Photographic Arts that features essays by Cassie Riger and Adam Klein as well as a conversation with William E. Jones and Natalie Zimmerman accompanies this exhibition.
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Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 12:00 – 5:00 pm
Camerawork is located at 657 Mission Street @ 3rd Street
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About SF Camerawork
Founded in 1974, SF Camerawork has historically been an artist-driven organization focused on supporting emerging and mid-career photographers. Its mission is to push the boundaries of what constitutes photography and image-making while serving as a launching pad for careers in the photographic arts. While SF Camerawork has been offering exhibitions and programming for the past five years in a gallery space it formerly shared with New Langton Arts at 1246 Folsom Street, the decision to relocate began in 2001 after leaving their previous long-term site at 115 Natoma. SF Camerawork’s 6,500-square-foot new location on Mission at Third Street, designed by Donna Schumacher of X: architecture/Art and with lighting design by Rebecca Foster, features a new 3,000-square foot gallery space, which can be divided into several separate gallery areas depending on the exhibition schedule, nearly doubling SF Camerawork’s previous exhibition and programming spaces.
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