August 12th - September 11th
Opening Reception:
Friday August 12th, 6-9pm

Richard Rapfogel's pictures take me back to an India of perpetual wonder without any exotic complacency. I particularly like to let my spirit dwell on his "walls", which evoke to the dreamy mind the hidden wonders of palimpsests. An ad for some toothpaste, a communist manifesto, a god to praise, some movie icon, a love tag and many other erased traces of activity open up realms of volume and movement. As I imagine people taking possession of their shreds of wall, I picture all kind of life worlds, motivations, hopes, revolts, daily chores or hidden agendas. In each of these layers, many stories can be told. In their encounter, great photography is made. (Dr. Nicolas Yazgi, Anthropologist and Exhibition Curator.)
 

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