Silver

November 12, 2021 - January 22, 2022

Weinstein Hammons Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

Weinstein Hammons Gallery

November 12, 2021- January 22, 2022

SILVER is comprised of two bodies of work in which Matthew Brandt uses experimental processes to reconstruct two traditional genres in photography: landscape and portraiture. Using science, experimentation, and a bit of magic, Brandt’s artistic practice continues to be inspired by scientists’ invention of photography in the early 19th century.

This exhibition also presents Brandt’s portraits of acclaimed female authors throughout history. The portraits in this exhibition include Maya Angelou, Louisa May Alcott, Emily Dickinson, Toni Morrison, Sylvia Plath, Susan Sontag, and Edith Wharton. He begins the process by turning sourced images to silk screen prints and then carefully applying molten type metal from a century old typesetting technology. Through this fitting and appropriate process, the portraits become a tactile, three dimensional object.