Art & Public Policy Alum Jenna Hamed named recipient of Baxter St at Camera Club of NY's Guest Curated Open Call

Sunday, Aug 27, 2023

Image of Jenna taking picture in mirror

Congratulations to APP Alum Jenna Hamed, one of two recipients of Baxter St at Camera Club of NY's Guest Curated Open Call! Jenna will present works by artists Esperanza Mayobre and Nazanin Noroozi.

"'Material Evidence' proposes the extension of an image’s lifespan beyond the archive by introducing a conversation between two multi-disciplinary lens based artists. With the works of Nazanin Noroozi and Esperanza Mayobre, 'Material Evidence' assembles an array of works on canvas and paper alongside photographs and Super 8mm film footage that the artists use to vanish the photographer’s presence, asserting their hand-applied revitalization of a historicized record. Both artists use photographs as the impetus into process-oriented interventions, transforming the image and transcending its concept. Citing Barthes’ theory of the death of the author as the birth of the reader, this exhibition follows the process of the artist “making” an image after the photographer’s capture. ⁠"