This summer, Portland's art scene showcases exhibits that reflect on identity and perspective through innovative photography. Highlights include Buswell's installation on land ownership and self-image, Kuo's exploration of photography as creation versus capture, and the ILY2 exhibition addressing the internet's impact on memory. The Lumber Room features feminist perspectives, while Blue Sky celebrates over fifty years of portraits of the trans community. The Oregon Jewish Museum presents a historical look at lesbian activism, offering visitors a chance to engage with life-affirming themes amid reflective art forms.
Buswell's installation, This Land, fills most of Oregon Contemporary's gallery. A landscape of glossed metal bevels, reflective but angled to prevent the viewer from glimpsing their own face, covers the floor.
Antonia Kuo's show Subcycle looks at how such created worlds come to be. Do you 'take' or 'make' a photo? Kuo, who's been experimenting with the boundaries of photography and digital art, urges us to reflect on our relationship with the act of capturing images.
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