Lenscratch Conversation : Andrea Modica →

As part of my ongoing series of conversations with photobook artists, I recently sat down with Andrea Modica to discuss her latest monograph, Theatrum Equorum with TIS books.

The result of more than eight years of intense work in Italy and the United States, Theatrum Equorum is acclaimed photographer Andrea Modica’s latest monograph with TIS books. As the title indicates, Modica’s interest lies in the drama of the horse – but her approach is one that completely upends expectations for such an exploration. Using her trademark 8×10 large format camera, she made these photographs at a renowned horse clinic in Bologna that attracts remarkable and often very valuable animals for a range of medical procedures including, among other things, fracture repairs, emergency colic intervention and dental work. “When I was invited to witness an operation, I was immediately drawn to the contrast of these magnificent animals rendered so vulnerable,” Modica says. “I instantly wanted to investigate with my camera.”

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Lenscratch Conversation : Sant Khalsa →

As part of my ongoing series of conversations with photobook artists, I recently sat down with Sant Khalsa to discuss her latest monograph, Crystal Clear || Western Waters with Minor Matters Books.

In her latest monograph, Crystal Clear || Western Waters published by Minor Matters, Sant Khalsa explores the commodification of our most basic resource through the proliferation of water stores that came to prominence in the 1990s and early 2000s. These retail points-of-sale typically sold reverse osmosis filtered water in strip malls across the urban, suburban, and rural American Southwest. The series captures the varied storefronts in four Western states, including their quintessential signage, revealing the paradoxical nature of these sites as both necessary and absurd constructs of our capitalist society. Khalsa’s book is a compilation of well-reproduced silver gelatin prints that evokes both nostalgia and criticism and serves as a thought-provoking commentary on the fabrication of human desire and its impact on the environment.

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From Hartford With Love →

From Hartford WIth Love was a fundraising initiative put together to raise funds and awareness of civil unrest during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Mico Toledo and I led the campaign with a sale of photographic prints donated by the entire legacy of Hartford Art School Photography alumni. More than 60 photographers contributed their work to the print sale and zine publication. Check out this feature on Booooooom.