Alternate Realties by Steve Levinson: May 14- June 9; Reception: May 17 5:00 pm -8:30 pm

Over the past several years, Steve Levinson says that he has been making photographs--- “collecting” various elements and textures for use in creating composite images. He explains that this offers a new challenge as he “subconsciously identifies in the field those elements that might prove interesting to combine with others to create a new whole at a future time from the actual image making.” When deciding which of his images to display, Steve selected a group of images that have a similar visual sense---color, tone, subject, lightness and darkness. Some of his images, which he describes as “free- flowing imaginative,” are a combination of over 12 different layers that he has edited, combined, and processed to produce an organic whole, employing tools such as Photoshop and Lightroom. Steve says that his inspiration comes from this creative process...often employing an unplanned process of combinations that yields an unexpected result. He says, “Once I start down the road to create a composite, there is no plan; things and ideas just come together to produce the final product.” For several years Steve and Karen have been working together on their collaborative project, combining poetry and composites. In some cases the composite is the inspiration, and in other cases, the poem is the inspiration. Steve says, “We worked together to refine the composite to really combine these somewhat disparate media into a finished product.” Steve points out that in addition to reading a poem, poetry is an auditory experience; thus, Karen has recorded a dramatic reading of each poem and provided a QR code that will allow visitors to hear Karen’s performance on their cell phone. Karen will be at the opening reception on Friday May 17, at 6:00, to read some of her poems.

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