Ray Bidegain, Memory of Never

March 30 – May 3, 2019
Artist Talk, Sunday, April 14, 11am-12pm Reception following 12pm-1:30pm
 
Camerawork Gallery
301 N. Graham Street, Portland, OR 97227
Located in Lorenzen Conference Center – Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Campus.
9am – 6pm, Monday-Saturday, Sunday, 10am-4pm
Free off street parking available, Stair and elevator access, TriMet Routes 4, 24 and 44
www.TheCameraworkGallery.org
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503-701-5347
Event is free and open to the public

In “Memory of Never” Portland, Oregon photographer Ray Bidegain explores the genre of the diptych through the pairing of photographs, one from his catalog, and one newer work that he feels interacts with the old work in an interesting way. These two handmade platinum prints are presented side by side, and in this way Bidegain is creating conversations previously unspoken. He is interested in the way in which these conversations will be heard differently by each viewer, and how that may vary from what he was thinking about when pairing the photos. The relationship between these pictures will be fleeting – a brief interaction for the purpose of this exhibit – and then they will go back to being presented and sold individually.

Part of this exhibition also includes a few paired photos from Bidegain’s new series, “As We Get Older.” In this series he is exploring the challenge and beauty that accompanies aging. He captures physical changes and enduring spirit, as well as the ways in which society’s gaze turns away from older people. These are the first images presented from this developing body of work.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born in Tucson, Arizona
1981, B.A. Commercial Photography, Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara, CA.
Lives in Portland, Oregon where Ray Bidegain Studios is also located.

www.RayBidegain.com