Photo London exhibition: Shine Huang, Josh Jalbert, and Elizabeth Turk

SCAD proudly presents work by alumnus Shine Huang (M.F.A., photography, 2017) and faculty members Josh Jalbert and Elizabeth Turk at Photo London, the U.K.’s premier photo fair. Delimiting their palette to grayscale or sepia, the artists’ offer experimental abstract and figurative contemplations on the possibilities of the hand-made within the photographic medium, creating striking compositions that engage themes like time, nature, identity, and the body.

Huang’s series Interstellar is a meditation on his Chinese heritage. Articulating culture through materials and processes, he uses ground rice to create contact prints that render complex abstractions of the solar system. The prints are presented in a circular format in square framing, harkening to ancient Chinese beliefs in a square earth and round sky. 

Jalbert’s practice is rooted in the elements of photography, namely light and chemical reaction. Rather than using a lens or film, the artist makes sumptuous black-and-white works that  abstractly depict perceptions and experiences of the natural world through traditional photographic chemicals and photo paper.

Turk uses the Van Dyke photogram process to explore human nature through the potential of light and shadow. Her life-sized silhouettes are rendered from natural materials that mimic skin, veins, organs, and bones, producing hybrid humans in which the figure is present but fleeting.

The exhibition is presented by SCAD Art Sales, the university’s full-service art consultancy. Offering distinctive design and curatorial services to a global clientele of collectors, businesses, and organizations, SCAD Art Sales thrives in projects of every size, from modest residential and commercial spaces to large-scale venues such as the Art Collection at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the offices of Facebook, Heathrow Airport, and hotels by Sotherly. With access to a vast network of more than 45,000 artists and designers, SCAD Art Sales provides the creative resources, guidance, and expertise to define your personal style and revolutionize your collection. Learn more at scadartsales.com or email [email protected].

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