A Particular Place
A new gallery partnership with Griffin Galleries
I’ve written before about why it’s so important to bring photography into the real world. It has to do with something in particular.
Although I use digital tools like cameras, software, and printers, I just see these as my paintbrush and canvas, chisel and stone. The tools may change over time and if the history of photography is any indicator, that change is more rapid now than ever. The end point of my work is meant to be beyond the tools I use. The sum, they say, is greater than its parts. Digital images are just an incomplete step closer to a final print, to displaying something framed, numbered, signed, and on the wall. Your wall.
Fine Art Afield is about revealing icons of our relationship with nature. Like a folder on your computer, a stoplight, or a revered religious work of art, icons require interaction, and I don’t mean smashing the like button. We go to museums to see art that is representative of a particular artist and we identify cultures by their representations on their buildings and pottery. We keep track of modern day nation states by their flags. Icons are all around us. Excepting religious art for the sake of this entry, what icons should we surround ourselves with? Followers? Car brands? Bank accounts? What, exactly, changes when we log on to our online banking and see it empty? What if I were to switch the logo on your luxury car with that of my family’s twenty year old Kawasaki MULE?
I can’t answer those questions because we’re not running math equations. My relationship with images is different than yours. But when we bring art into our homes instead of carrying it around in our pockets, we create a new kind of relationship. We create intention through attention. That which we give to art comes back to us in beauty. When we wonder at the aurora borealis or stare at an eclipse, when we feel the depth of the mountains and consider our impact on them, we are strengthening our relationship with nature, with ourselves, with the part of divinity that is reflected in particularity.
I am happy to share that my fine art images will now have a particular place to be seen, to be experienced. No screen necessary. Griffin Galleries in Chagrin Falls, Ohio will now host a selection of my fine art photography. This is wonderful news for spreading the impact of my work, but it’s also a great opportunity for those of you who missed An Evening Afield to see several of the featured pieces up on the wall, in real life.
In addition to my own images, Griffin Galleries also carries work from the likes of Ansel Adams, David Yarrow, Michael Kenna, and other masters of the craft. Owner John Griffin is a photographer as well as a collector and art advisor, and is happy to help you find the perfect piece for your home or office. You can find Griffin Galleries at the below address, or right through the door by The Spice and Tea Exchange:
Griffin Galleries | 41 N. Main Street | Suite 203 | Chagrin Falls, OH | 44022
For the month of September, Griffin Galleries will be open by appointment or by walk-in during select hours. September is my busy season and I will be accompanying hunters in the field to chase elk and game birds. Upon my return, I will be pleased to share open hours at the gallery where you can drop in to see the images and connect more with me.
To schedule a viewing or inquire about a particular artist, please reach out to me at kendrick@dkendrickc.com or John at john@griffingalleries.com