Elizabeth Bick: Movement Studies and Coda

Elizabeth Bick:  Movement Studies and Coda
Sep 1, 2022 – Oct 16, 2022

414 Canyon Road
Santa Fe, NM 87501

After a childhood dedicated to training in dance, Elizabeth discovered a choreographic voice through photography. In her exhibit Movement Studies, Elizabeth found urban facades she positioned as stages, and pedestrians as performers – some consciously staged; most unconsciously so. "I am particularly drawn to spaces and people that are naturally theatrical, and the subjects are sharply frozen in the pictures through the use of a very fast shutter speed.” Through this stilling, dress, body movement and backdrop transcend the quotidian urban space into that of an operatic performance piece. Ten works in the show reflect new works from this decade-long pursuit.

Coda, comprised of four still lives, is the result a chance encounter from 2015 on the subway with Linda Leven. Linda is visually striking, an active writer, actress, model, and muse. "After meeting, Linda and I developed a highly collaborative relationship over the years. She has been in isolation since February 2020 due to her compromised immune system. Our phone conversations often reflect on her younger years and her large archive of photographs taken by her many lovers who saw her as a muse. Since we were no longer able to meet and photograph her, she allowed me to photograph her archive, mostly from over half a century ago. "


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