ARTIST TALK: Traces of Light by Adam Gerlach
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Join us this Saturday, June 13, at 1 p.m. for the artist talk of Portland photographer Adam Gerlach's show, Traces of Light.
Here's what Sandy Brown Jensen of KLCC's Viz City says about this show:
https://www.klcc.org/show/viz-city/2026-05-27/flashlights-and-bristlecones-adam-gerlachs-traces-of-light-at-don-dexter-gallery?shem=rimspwouoe,
The dramatic large-format images in his series, Traces of Light, are made at night with a "light painting" process. During long exposures with his camera mounted on a tripod, he uses a flashlight to illuminate chosen details of ancient Bristlecone Pines and Australian Tea trees, without allowing light to spill into areas he chooses to leave in shadow. In the studio he applies a special blend of digital toning, striving for the perfect print, a process he finds laborious yet satisfying.
Adam's fascination with the intimate details of trees began when he was young and would climb the larger trees in the yard of his childhood home in Pennsylvania. Worming his way up through the branches, getting as close to the top as possible, he looked down at the earth seemingly far below from an exciting new perspective. Not only did he experience a little danger and a rush of adrenaline, he got to know the trees in a closer way, relishing in every knot and imperfection in the bark as I climbed skyward through the branches.
When Adam photographs trees today, he has a similar experience of getting to know each in a deeper way. He prefers the intimacy a wider lens over a long one, allowing him to be physically close to his subject matter.
Join us in seeing the world through Adam's unique point of view.
Here's what Sandy Brown Jensen of KLCC's Viz City says about this show:
https://www.klcc.org/show/viz-city/2026-05-27/flashlights-and-bristlecones-adam-gerlachs-traces-of-light-at-don-dexter-gallery?shem=rimspwouoe,
The dramatic large-format images in his series, Traces of Light, are made at night with a "light painting" process. During long exposures with his camera mounted on a tripod, he uses a flashlight to illuminate chosen details of ancient Bristlecone Pines and Australian Tea trees, without allowing light to spill into areas he chooses to leave in shadow. In the studio he applies a special blend of digital toning, striving for the perfect print, a process he finds laborious yet satisfying.
Adam's fascination with the intimate details of trees began when he was young and would climb the larger trees in the yard of his childhood home in Pennsylvania. Worming his way up through the branches, getting as close to the top as possible, he looked down at the earth seemingly far below from an exciting new perspective. Not only did he experience a little danger and a rush of adrenaline, he got to know the trees in a closer way, relishing in every knot and imperfection in the bark as I climbed skyward through the branches.
When Adam photographs trees today, he has a similar experience of getting to know each in a deeper way. He prefers the intimacy a wider lens over a long one, allowing him to be physically close to his subject matter.
Join us in seeing the world through Adam's unique point of view.
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