(S)LIGHT OF HAND Juried Exhibition 2025
Show Dates: September 13th, 2025 – October 4th, 2025
Opening Reception& Artist Visit: September 13th, 2025 5:00pm-7:00pm
Escondido’s Arts Event 2nd Saturday: September 13th, 2025 5:00pm-7:00pm
Juror’s Statement:
Aline Smithson, August 2025
It was a complete privilege to juror the 2025 Alternative Processes Exhibition for the Photographer’s Eye Collective and Gallery. I have spent the last week immersed in photographs, revisiting and reconsidering each image. It was an exciting and daunting process, and, in the end, I first selected almost 200 works…about 4 times the amount that fit on gallery walls. So, thank you for submitting excellent work and making my decisions so difficult! It was inspiring to see the range of imaginative approaches and the array of processes, such as Polymer Photogravure/Intaglio, Encaustic Photogravure, Photogram with lumen overprinting, and toned cyanotypes. Please know that this was not a cursory examination, but a long, hard look at your work.
Over the last decade, we have witnessed a return to alternative and historic processes, particularly reinvigorated during the pandemic, as life afforded us time to slow down. But the tactile approach to creating photographic art has been growing steadily over the years, in response to digital photography that removed the artist’s hand from the photographic experience. Using alternative and historical processes has allowed artists to celebrate the imperfect, to experience the physicality of photography, to embrace its unpredictability, and to create unique objects that are artful and meaningful.
The winning image by Robert Treat is a masterful combination of cyanotypes, using color and form to create something wholly new that is both art and photography. Special Mention winner Charlotte Hauksdottir continues to push the boundaries of what a photograph can be. The second Special Mention winner, Louise Russell, brings a level of excellence to her imagery and processes.
Congratulations to all the artists included in the 2025 Alternative and Historical Processes Exhibition.
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Please contact Donna Cosentino for private tours.
Gallery hours are Friday and Saturday, 11am-5pm OR you may make an appointment to view our exhibitions.
+Gallery visits for individuals or classes are also available by appointment.
+There is no charge to visit and there is free parking in front and behind the gallery space.
ALWAYS ON VIEW ARE WORKS BY OUR COLLECTIVE OF FIFTEEN PHOTOGRAPHERS.
OUR COLLECTIVE IS:
TERRY SCOTT ALLEN ï ROBERT BARRY ï BARBARA BECK ï GRANT BRITTAIN ï JOHN CLARK ï DONNA COSENTINO ï STEPHEN DAVIS ï CARLA De DOMINICIS ï DEB HELLMAN ï JODIE HULDEN ï EMILY KIM ï DAVID MARSH ï ANDREA MATTHIES ï
BRANDY SEBASTIAN ï TOM VANCISIN ï KEIKO YAMASAKI ï BOB YOUNGER
CLICK ON IMAGES TO VIEW INDIVIDUAL IMAGE GALLERY
Show Dates: September 13th, 2025 – October 4th, 2025
Opening Reception& Artist Visit: September 13th, 2025 5:00pm-7:00pm
Escondido’s Arts Event 2nd Saturday: September 13th, 2025 5:00pm-7:00pm
Juror’s Statement:
Aline Smithson, August 2025
It was a complete privilege to juror the 2025 Alternative Processes Exhibition for the Photographer’s Eye Collective and Gallery. I have spent the last week immersed in photographs, revisiting and reconsidering each image. It was an exciting and daunting process, and, in the end, I first selected almost 200 works…about 4 times the amount that fit on gallery walls. So, thank you for submitting excellent work and making my decisions so difficult! It was inspiring to see the range of imaginative approaches and the array of processes, such as Polymer Photogravure/Intaglio, Encaustic Photogravure, Photogram with lumen overprinting, and toned cyanotypes. Please know that this was not a cursory examination, but a long, hard look at your work.
Over the last decade, we have witnessed a return to alternative and historic processes, particularly reinvigorated during the pandemic, as life afforded us time to slow down. But the tactile approach to creating photographic art has been growing steadily over the years, in response to digital photography that removed the artist’s hand from the photographic experience. Using alternative and historical processes has allowed artists to celebrate the imperfect, to experience the physicality of photography, to embrace its unpredictability, and to create unique objects that are artful and meaningful.
The winning image by Robert Treat is a masterful combination of cyanotypes, using color and form to create something wholly new that is both art and photography. Special Mention winner Charlotte Hauksdottir continues to push the boundaries of what a photograph can be. The second Special Mention winner, Louise Russell, brings a level of excellence to her imagery and processes.
Congratulations to all the artists included in the 2025 Alternative and Historical Processes Exhibition.
________________________________________________________________________________
Please contact Donna Cosentino for private tours.
Gallery hours are Friday and Saturday, 11am-5pm OR you may make an appointment to view our exhibitions.
+Gallery visits for individuals or classes are also available by appointment.
+There is no charge to visit and there is free parking in front and behind the gallery space.
ALWAYS ON VIEW ARE WORKS BY OUR COLLECTIVE OF FIFTEEN PHOTOGRAPHERS.
OUR COLLECTIVE IS:
TERRY SCOTT ALLEN ï ROBERT BARRY ï BARBARA BECK ï GRANT BRITTAIN ï JOHN CLARK ï DONNA COSENTINO ï STEPHEN DAVIS ï CARLA De DOMINICIS ï DEB HELLMAN ï JODIE HULDEN ï EMILY KIM ï DAVID MARSH ï ANDREA MATTHIES ï
BRANDY SEBASTIAN ï TOM VANCISIN ï KEIKO YAMASAKI ï BOB YOUNGER
CLICK ON IMAGES TO VIEW INDIVIDUAL IMAGE GALLERY
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