“When photographing mundane subject matter, that to which we typically are oblivious or wouldn’t otherwise think to document, the goal is not to have the final image appear as a manipulated/staged vignette, but instead use framing and technical abilities of the camera to elevate that which is seen. Success comes in how well one illuminates the extraordinary that lingers within empirical reality.” – Patrick Collier, OREGON ARTSWATCH
“Gallery co-owner Iris Williamson echoed my initial impression of the sick-day doldrums. She told me that as she and her team installed the show, they began to see parallels between the scenes of quotidian interiors and angular, glowing interplays of light and dark to recent news stories of quarantined coronavirus patients, stuck at home or in hotels and cruise ships for weeks on end. The connection wasn’t intentional, she insisted, but once you see it, it becomes impossible to ignore.” – Martha Daghlin, Oregon Artswatch
Graphite and ink drawing by Erin Murray/Courtesy Holding Contemporary