Nov. 14 VIDEO EXPERIMENT

Thanks so much to Emily Kingan who sent us this video which she, sts and Melanie Valera created at the opening of "Queer Gaze" last week!

Nov. 3 QUEER GAZE

Yes Sir! Two posts in one day....ow ow ow! Just wanted to let everyone know about a great show that's opening in Portland this Thursday at the Fontanelle Gallery.

The "Queer Gaze" is a group show featuring a photograph from Embodiment along with work from fabulous artists like Lorenzo Triburgo (who was a classmate of mine at SVA!) and the legendary Tammy Rae Carland.

Queer Gaze

Group photography exhibition

November 5-28, 2009

Preview, November 4th, 6-8pm

Opening Reception, November 5th, 6-9pm

Musical Performances, November 19th, 8pm

FONTANELLE GALLERY

206 SW Pine St.

Portland OR 97204

Fontanelle Gallery is pleased to present Queer Gaze, a group photography exhibition featuring images of queer people by queer photographers. This show offers a new examination and response to theories of “male gaze”, as originally described by Laura Mulvey as the cinematic depiction of voyeurism and objectification of a female by a heterosexual male viewer. Queer Gaze explores the gaze from woman to woman or queer to queer, as well as the way that many photographers use their own visage or that of their friends to subvert traditional expectations of portraiture.

The act of taking ownership of one’s own identity and personal beliefs and how these beliefs are enacted in the public realm is a political act that helps shape modern feminism. Here we present a collection of perspectives and experiences that will be at once informative and titillating, while also empowering.

Feminist photographers exploring the theory of male gaze have often turned the camera on themselves, demanding that viewers take notice of their role of dominance in how they are presented and viewed. By utilizing elements of masquerade, role-playing and societal commentary as devices to investigate identity through self-portraiture, many photographers are able to explore their own personal politics. Clearly, the issue of self-representation is not restricted to literal self-portraiture. The issue is not what one looks like, but how and by whom one is represented.

Exhibiting artists include Sarah Baley (Brooklyn), Erica Beckman (Brooklyn), Tammy Rae Carland (Oakland), Zackary Drucker (LA) & A.L. Steiner (Brooklyn), Luke Gilford (LA), Grit Hachmeister (Berlin), Megan Holmes (PDX), Angela Jimenez (Brooklyn), Molly Landreth (Seattle),Amos Mac (San Francisco), Finn Paul (PDX), Emily Roysdon (NYC/Stockholm), Lorenzo Triburgo (PDX), and Azsa West (PDX).

Nov. 3 ELECTION DAY

VOTE TO APPROVE REFERENDUM 71. Unless you hate gay people.

Ballots are due today folks and if you live in Washington State or know someone who does, it is very important that we approve this referendum. If we don't....bye bye rights for domestic partnerships.

SIGN IT
STAMP IT
POSTMARK IT TODAY
THE QUEERS WILL LOVE YOU.

For this and more great suggestions by the crazy liberals on (our) Capitol Hill, check out The Stranger's 2009 Endorsements.

Oct. 22 BRIGHTON PHOTO BIENNIAL

Martin Parr autoportrait. Collection of Martin Parr

Very exciting news! It was announced today on "Culture 24" that work from Embodiment, has been selected by British photographer and curator, Martin Parr to be included in the 2010 Brighton Photo Biennial. I have always been a huge fan of Parr's work so I am thrilled to have this exciting opportunity. And if that isn't enough, I have been employed, along with fellow photographer Zoe Strauss, to document their big queer city for the event which is set for Oct/Nov of next year. Let's keep our fingers crossed that they need some video portraits too!! Check out the whole article HERE!

Oct. 17 JULZ RULZ

Julz ...throwin' down the tough questions.

Today I had the super exciting chance to meet with Julie-Ann "Julz" Ignacio, a student from Seattle University and answer a few questions about Embodiment for a class assignment. Julz was awesome and is working on a year long thesis project about Queer Asian/Pacific Islanders in Seattle so she wanted to find out more about my process. Turns out....we not only share a love for queers + photography but we also share many a friend, photo subject and even a common professor!! Her current photography teacher, Claire Garoutte, was my HIGH SCHOOL teacher and and a huge inspiration to me in choosing my current career path. Crazy. What a great way to start the day!!

While there's still no work (that I know of) to see from Julz on-line at the moment. You can check out Claire's work HERE!

Thanks again Julz!

xox Molly

Oct. 17 PROGRESS REPORT

On this blustery fall day in Washington State I would just like to take a little time to say "Hello" and "We're still working". Nothing as glamorous as being on the road but progress all the same. Today I'm in the studio once more scanning and organizing about two hundred + rolls of film. It's overwhelming to say the least but it's SO much fun to see all of these new images appearing before me. All this footage is still under wraps but someday soon we'll have an unveiling that's going to knock yr socks off!!

Dozens of negatives, organized in piles by state, line the floor of my work space.

Question: Ok photo students...can you tell by the image above what kinds of cameras I'm using?

Answer: A Mamiya RZ and a wooden, 4x5" view camera! I found both of these cameras on Ebay over the last several years and love them so much I can't stick to just one format!

Ps....Here's a little sneak peek out my window right now. Ummm....Seattle is liquifying!

(The weather is great, wish you were here! xox Molly)

Sept. 28 LIEBE UND SEX

An image from Embodiment has made it's way to the Love and Sex issue of GEO kompakt this month. I just received my copy in the mail, check it out!

And speaking of articles in languages I haven't quite mastered yet....HERE is a review by Christian Gattinoni about "GLOBAL: PHOTOGRAPHY 09 - looking at/looking for", a group exhibition curated by Massimo Sordi, Stefania Rössl and Fabio Severo that showcased four photographs from Embodiment.

This exhibition which was a part of SIFEST 2009 will run from September 11th to October 4th, 2009 in Savignano, Italy. After the photo festival, it will travel to Venice/Mestre from March 19th to April 24, 2010. The Rome and Bari exhibition dates will be confirmed soon.

Sept. 2/3: HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Since it is the 3rd of September in Australia, I would like to wish my lovely collaborator the happiest of birthdays. AND we can celebrate tomorrow as well.....because it will be the 3rd all over again!

xxx

Molly

Aug.26 MAN TIMES

Check out our friends!



We filmed these guys when we were in Portland. See pics down the page from the shoot.

August 25th. FEATURED ON FLAK PHOTO

Many thanks to Andy Adams of Flak Photo for once again choosing an image from Embodiment for the Image of the Day!! This time the lucky photo is, Jo and Joann, Seattle, WA. 2007....most definitely a personal fave. Go check out Flak Photo BLOG, FACEBOOK & TWITTER...it's wonderful resource for any emerging artist or art lover.


"Flak Photo is a daily photography website that celebrates the art & culture of photography online. Produced by Andy Adams, the site highlights new series work, book projects and gallery exhibitions from an international community of contributors." - from flakphoto.com