Artist Statement
There are too many places in the world. What makes one location distinct from any other? How do we know where we’ve been and where we’re going? Photography has traditionally been used as a way to answer these questions. “I was there because I have this photograph.” Or, “I’ve never been there, but it sure looks different from here.”
My work focuses on the assumptions behind everyday statements such as these. I strive to capture the lived experience of discovering a place. I am also interested in the way photographs abstract space and time; how they can capture cycles of construction and deconstruction, and evidence of people living or just passing through. Together, the images present questions about cultural authenticity and what makes one location unique from any other.
Another larger theme in my work explores the nature of human perception and how unusual types of photomechanical reproduction can make us think about our world in a fresh way. A panoramic photo is not “more real” but simply gives a new facet on how to think about how we see.
Ari Salomon was born in Israel, raised in San Diego and now is based in San Francisco. He recieved a B.A. from U.C. Santa Cruz in 1993 in Art History with a focus on contemporary art theory and studio photography. He has exhibited in the USA, Japan and Europe.
Recent Exhibitions include a group show at Rayko Photo Center and CordenPotts Gallery. Ari participated in "Shadowshop" and exhibited at the Minna Street Windows at SFMOMA in 2010. He won Honorable Mention for "Photography.Book.Now" in 2008 and was selected for "Hey Hot Shot" and GenArt "Emerge" in 2007.
Recent slideshow presentations: "Best of OPEN SHOW" at the Apple Store in San Francisco 2012; Yokohama Photo Festival 2011.
Ari supports many arts organizations via auctions and benefit events: SF Camerawork, Southern Exposure, Kala Art Institute, Center For Contemporary Arts Santa Fe (w/Review Santa Fe), The LAB, Adobe Bookstore and Gallery, Rise Japan, Living Arts Fund, SFMOMA Artists Gallery Warehouse Event.
He is represented by The SFMOMA Artists Gallery and PHOTO Oakland.
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