Exhibition

The Community - Eli Durst

3 Mar 2021 – 4 Mar 2021

Regular hours

Wed, 03 Mar
10:00 – 18:00
Thu, 04 Mar
10:00 – 18:00

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Foley Gallery is pleased to present The Community, our first solo exhibition with photographer Eli Durst.

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Durst's black and white photographs from The Community have haunted me over the past year.  Who are these people?  Secret societies?  Crystal gazers?  Religious fanatics?  And…the Boy Scouts?!  Most images fall somewhere midstream between ritual and demonstration, inside nondescript meeting halls.  Actions seem purposeful, mysterious, and ambiguous, all at the same time.  We feel equally part participant and observer.  Durst's skill lies in bringing normalcy to the activities, honoring the participant's desire to seek community.  The temptation to participate is palpable, and that's what makes this work so unnerving.  The luscious print tones balance the "Baltz-like" starkness of these cool interiors.

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