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“Pieces of the Moon ~ Photographs
by Mikael Kennedy”
Opening Reception ~ Thursday June 30th, 2011 6pm until late
Show runs ~ Thursday June 30th until July 17th.
Curated by The Jealous Curator.
Catalog Gallery - 56 Powell St. Gastown, Vancouver.
Catalog Gallery and The Jealous Curator are proud to present the Polaroid
work of Mikael Kennedy.
"Over the past decade, American
born photographer Mikael Kennedy
has taken thousands of Polaroids during what has often been described
as a ‘Kerouac-esque” journey, wandering back and forth across
the continent, hitching rides, couch surfing, moving from city to city.
In 2010, Kennedy had his
first solo show in New York City, titled “Shoot the Moon”
with the Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art, NYC, who now represents this immense
body of work. “Shoot the Moon”, an exhibition of 500 Polaroids
was an introduction to Kennedy’s story, edited down from the thousands
of Polaroids. I have looked at this series countless times, and while
all of his work is a mysterious narrative, it is the photographs of
the women that have completely drawn me in.
“Pieces of the Moon” features 50 images that have been pulled
from the original “Shoot the Moon” show. When the photographs
of these women are shown along-side the other 450 images in the series,
they’re a quiet part of the overall story. But when hung together
in this smaller, more focused grouping they create a beautiful, feminine
view into the personal life of the artist. There is an undeniable intimacy
in each image, revealing an obvious closeness to the subject –
however, to the viewer, the details still remain vague. Were these friends,
lovers, strangers, or all of the above? The images are titled with the
name of the woman, the location of the photo, and the year, leaving
it completely up to the viewer to piece these relationships, friendships,
and chance meetings together. These are the women that have shaped Mikael
Kennedy’s life over the past decade – and they are beautiful."
- The Jealous Curator.
