One things that I really enjoyed was Traci Molloy's "The On Absence Project (5%)". I enjoyed the multiples and the small size of the individual photos. I also thought the subtly of the text was nice and that each picture was taken in the same space. There is a sense of time and passing in these photos. What really brings them all together is the dark photo with two lights (Twin Towers) really enhance the feeling of passing. One can only connect the names on the on the photos to the absence of the Twin Towers and the people who where lost on 9-11.
A piece that I didn't like as much was Marc Handelman's "Stimmungslandchaft (Moon Landscape) 52". The black and white is such a harsh contrast that it is a little bit tough to look at. The contrast wouldn't be so painful if the shapes were soft, but the shapes are rough and sharp. I get a physical reaction when I look at it, one that makes me want to kind of turn away and not look head on, which would be fine if it was perfect. If it was just black and white, it would be fine, but it looks like there are two different blacks. The second black looks accidental and doesn't convince me.
As fair as the curation of the show goes, there were some things that I liked and some things that I thought could have been better.
Diane Neumaler's "Untitled" and Catherine Murphy's "Her Bedroom Wall" work well together because both images deal with space. They compliment each other.
On the other hand, Tony Masso's "N-piece" does not work well where it was placed. Its small and is given a lot of space. It's like they wanted to give it a space on its own and yet they placed it next to other pieces. It might have worked better if it was swapped with the painting beside it and given a wall of its own.
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