After Scope we decided to walk thru the Wynwood Art District to get a glimpse at graffiti artists in action. Pulse showcased a dynamic and diverse group of established and emerging photographers.
We found the galleries were showing an interesting mix of work.
We liked the layout the most and really felt we got to see everything.
As we walked in we found ourselves intrigued by the estranged work of Moscow born Photographer Oleg Dou with his “Cub” Series.
“Using photography as a foundation for his portraits, Russian artist Oleg Dou manipulates the skin and bodies of his subjects via modern technology. His ‘Cub’ series depicts spectral children, their intense gazes confronting the viewer, fashioned with surreal trappings and an ethereal innocence. Imbued with an eerie stillness, these portraits were influenced by the macabre Victorian era practice of post-mortem photography, an inspiration that adds a foreboding tension to the strange, dream-like beauty of the work. View more of the haunting works below.
We liked Amjad Faur’s large format B&W images of a Veiled Woman & A Stack of Stones. Titled: Frozen Woman & New Tower. It spoke of patience and precision staging. It emanated desire & mystery. You can sense the American & Palestinian roots of the artist and the crossing of those two cultures.
We were blown away by the giant 8×20 feet photo installation of Angelo Musco
‘Xylem’ which featured hundreds of models and volunteers whose bodies were portrayed in a vortex of living tissue.
What also caught our eyes was Deb Todd Wheeler’s “Rising Tide” made out of 12 scans of plastic bags. Philip Lachenman grey tone Surfers.
Pauline Rochas et Carole Beaupré
