Photographs

In Photographs, David Schoerner weaves together images from his photographic practice that were taken over the past several years into a pensive and wistful ensemble punctuated by oceanic themes. Lushly produced still lifes highlight maritime-themed ephemera while other photographs capture the varying moods of waves. Softly-lit portraits of young woman, environmental surfaces, and quiet landscapes form a range of the included types of pictorial imagery, heightening an awareness of the camera's roles. Aged fan mail from a star of 90s sitcom "Saved by the Bell" appears along with stills of fisherman from the reality TV show "Deadliest Catch. " With their inclusion, television operates as an entranceway into sites of nostalgia. Viewing Photographs calls up the fleeting sensations and memories of summer, suggesting a parallel experience to the passing of youth. - Catherine Krudy