Tribeca, New York
Group Exhibition
Social Photography III
Carriage TradeSocial Photography III is the third installment of a carriage trade benefit exhibition focusing on the relatively new medium of cell phone photography. Emphasizing no particular theme beyond how the cell phone camera is most often used, both artists and non-artists were invited to submit images from their phones and email them to carriage trade. The images will be printed on 5” x 7” paper and installed in a grid in the gallery. As cell phone cameras become more ubiquitous, their function continues to evolve. Encompassing the varied roles of snapshots, visual notes, discrete picture taking, or the immediacy of citizen journalism, the cell phone camera lacks the intentionality of a point-and-shoot, resulting in a more direct recording of the “everyday.” Because of the proximity of cell phone images to the spoken word and text-based communication, the pictures are often a kind of visual shorthand to fill the gaps in between. In this third installment of Social Photography, the increasing sophistication of cell phone camera technology has led to an interest in it as a medium in its own right, raising questions about whether it will become indistinguishable from a camera or maintain some level of informality and idiosyncrasy by virtue of its hybrid nature and function as a tool for communication. Social Photography III cell phone images can be viewed on Flickr. Closing Reception: Tuesday, January 14, 6-9 p.m. Tickets (see pricing below) for the prints are available now. The first ticket entitles the bearer to one randomly selected print. Two or more tickets entitle the ticket holder to their choice of prints on a first-come, first-serve basis. The photographs are limited to an edition of five. Please indicate your top five choices when paying at the PayPal checkout*. We will make every effort to ensure you receive one of your top picks. Photograph purchase & pick-up: For tickets purchased up to and during opening event on December 12 - Prints will be available the week of December 19 -22 For tickets purchased between December 13 and January 10 - Prints will be available at the closing event on January 14.