Thursday, February 18, 2010

Graphic Intersections v. 02

Graphic Intersections is a collaborative project loosely based on the old Surrealist and Dadaist game The Exquisite Corpse. Designed to unite disparate artists in an interconnected photographic relay of images inspired by one another, this project strives to emphasize a system of response entirely rooted in unmediated visual reaction.

The first photographer made a photograph, which was subsequently forwarded to the second in line. The 2nd then, based solely on their own visual, emotional, intellectual or philosophical response, in turn made photographs in artistic reaction to the one they were given. The artists involved were not given any written material to accompany the photograph, nor did they know whose image they were responding to. This was designed to propagate chance, or as the Surrealist’s put it, exploit “the mystique of accident.”

Ultimately, Graphic Intersections to challenge the bounds of sequential, narrative imagery, while simultaneously fostering stronger lines of artistic affiliation.

(from the Exposure Project)


© Grant Willing

The Exposure Project announced it's next batch of photographers who will be included in Graphic Intersections v. 02. Have a look at the formidable list, we are very excited to be part of such a collaboration. If you haven't already viewed v. 01, have a look here.

Lucas Blalock, Leah Tepper Byrne, Peter Happel Christian, Christopher Colville, Maureen Drennan, Lauren Edwards, Amy Elkins, Mike Fleming, Sarah Girner, Maury Gortemiller, Patrick Hogan, John Houck, Ina Jang, Phil Jung, Yijun Liao, Johan Rosenmunthe, Tina Schula, Kate Steciw, Tribble & Mancenido :) and Nathaniel Ward

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