It has been a while since I posted here– have been busy the past couple weeks getting ready for two exhibitions.
Cluster F+ck opened for one night on Friday August 15th at Plank Gallery, Vancouver. The show was extremely well-attended– we reckon that around 300 came throughout the night to see the first all-studio show at the gallery. There are 12 or so artists that occupy space in the studios behind and above Plank Gallery. I sold one piece, albeit a smaller print of what I displayed.
Miscellaneous IX, (2007), C-Print
From August 18–October 10, I am in a group show at the University of St. Francis, Illinois.
"INDEX: Directions in Contemporary Photography" Jeff Otto O'Brien Johanna Reed Esteban Schimpf Amy Wainwright Exhibition Dates: Monday, August 18th through Friday, October 10th. "INDEX" presents the work of four artists for whom a unique engagement with the documentary potential of the photographic medium is a central focus. According to their own curiosities, habits, and surroundings, the artists of "INDEX" collectively affirm that the testimonial promise of photography is not unconditionally guaranteed. Rather, each artist approaches the nature of photographic proof as a malleable condition -a variable constantly affected by the ambivalence, mysticism, and trickery of human curiosity.
North Surrey II, (2008), C-Print, 20 x 30 inches
I am currently looking for other artists to collaborate with. You don't need to be a photographer. If interested email me– otto.obrien [at] gmail.com.
New site up– www.otto-obrien.com