Lebende Bilder,

Sept. 10 - Oct. 23

"Lebende Bilder," New Photography by Yola Monakhov

"Lebende Bilder" takes its name from 19th century tableaus enacting staged scenes. This work attempts to unpack the idea of the still life genre as studio practice, and representation of something dead and consumed. "I bring the studio backdrop into the living environment, photographing what I find with minimal intervention, a tenet of photojournalism that I here apply to still life. My goal is to develop a pictorial strategy that accounts for itself, and speaks to questions of place, aesthetics, and the meaning of objects."

Artists Reception 3 - 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2

This exhibition is held in conjunction with the 34th Annual Literary Festival. "The Lie that Tells the Truth," Oct. 3 - 7, 2011