On Thursday, October 15, from 5 – 7pm at Mitchell • Giddings Fine Arts, 183 Main Street, Brattleboro, the public is invited to an artist talk by Christine Triebert about her new photography series,”Through a Glass Dimly”.
“As a whole body of work, they suggest a view of seeing ourselves as ‘spiritual beings having a human experience’.” says Triebert of the twenty-one intimate images of individuals, many of whom will be familiar to area residents. The faces may be recognizable, but the subjects are shown in a novel way; simply, unadorned, and draped only with a crisp white sheet.
According to photographer, Christine Triebert, “The white sheet symbolizes the commonality of our human experience. It is reminiscent of the blanket we’re swaddled in at birth and the burial cloth we’re wrapped in at death.” Using the white sheet also brings us all to an equal place, “By donning the same covering, the portrait subjects are presented in a visually unified way, yet each person’s unique manifestation and expressiveness shines through. My intention with each image is to portray an essential quality of being of the individual self.”
The technique and materials used to bring this series into being speaks to the spiritual elements of the project as well.
Says Triebert,“The photographs are made with areas of deliberate soft focus and blurring, and are digitally layered over with surface textures to add a further obscuring of the image. The prints are made on sheets of coated aluminum, referencing the “glass” of polished metal that ancient people used for mirrors, and completing the idea that we see ourselves as through a dim reflection – obscured, yet unique.”
“Through a Glass Dimly” will be on exhibit at Mitchell • Giddings Fine Arts from October 1 through November 1 .
Christine Triebert has been exhibiting her fine art photographs in numerous galleries and shows throughout the Northeast for over twenty years. Working from her studio along the Rock River, her love of Vermont’s rural environment is a strong influence in her photography. She is a three-time recipient
of an international Golden Light Award for photographic excellence. Many of her images have been licensed by major publishers in the US and Europe including Graphique de France, Boston and Paris; Aperture, NY; and The Art Group, UK. Her work is collected by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Polo Ralph Lauren, Bank of America, The Ritz Carlton Hotel, and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, among many others.
Mitchell • Giddings Fine Arts features innovative works by midcareer and established artists in a variety of media. MGFA is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11-5 pm. Visit mitchellgiddingsfinearts.com for more information about exhibits and events.
Part of Vermont Arts 2015 visit vermontartscouncil.org for more information.
