Structure and Imagery

Richard Benari and Lauren Henkin, the editors of  Tilted Arc have begun a series called Artists on Rhythm . The first installment features the thoughts and work of renowned artist  Uta Barth. Co-Editor Lauren Henkin on the new series:   For me, rhythm has always played an important role in photography. From the rocking of a developing tray, to a staccato exhibition installation, to the careful pacing of a finely edited photobook, rhythm affects so much in this medium. Check out Artists on Rhythm and more here at Tilted Arc .

The Park 35 , 2013, pigment print, 32x29 in. From the press release : Foley Gallery is delighted to present The Park , photographer Lauren Henkin’s five-year study of Central Park. This is the first time a selection of these photographs will be seen by the public.  It is also Henkin’s New York City debut. Henkin began The Park in 2009 on a visit from Oregon.  She returned every summer to photograph, and moved to New York in 2012 to work full-time on the series.  Different from other recent photographic studies of Central Park, she gives us those indefinable moments that prompt you to wake up on a Saturday morning and think, “I want to spend the day in the park.”  Henkin has spent a decade photographing the American landscape.  Instead of a documentary approach, she focuses on reinterpreting the everyday in unexpected ways. The Park emphasizes the act of seeing as much as the subjects themselves. She describes her intent, “My ...