so i went to the griffin photography museum in winchester for the first time last thursday night to view the videos created by myself and my classmates. the videos were awesome.
the griffin itself is also awesome. it is beautiful- rustic and airy- with wooden rafters. it is modest in size but the photos exhibited there pack a punch.
we spent most of our time there in the main gallery with the exhibition THREE CONCERNED WOMEN, Photographs by Susan Bank, Stella Johnson, and Rania Matar. i will spare you of my musings about their work. suffice it to say that they are very powerful. below is potent example by rania matar. (i saw this same photo in the spring at the danforth museum in framingham. i was very struck by it then too- wanted a postcard, settled for a terrible cell phone pic).
i also spent some time in the griffin gallery with the exhibit: CITY of CHILDREN PHOTOGRAPHS BY MONIKA MERVA. merva's work is also very powerful, disturbing even. it was pretty much teeming with overripe adolescent sexuality. reminded me a little bit of watching kids or gummo, but not quite as raw. the example below was a favorite... might be the sparkly hair...
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