Parallax Views
San Jose Institute of Contemporary of Art

parallax: an apparent change in the direction of an object, caused by a change in observational position that provides a new line of sight […from Greek parallaxis, from parallassein, to change] American Heritage Dictionary

Whether by photographing environments they have constructed, or through deconstructing and reworking photographs they have taken, all the artists included here offer the viewer a "new line of sight". Faced with the contemporary overload of images, these artists have altered, blended, and re-mixed in order to offer revitalizing views of the world. In contrast with straight photography, each of these works show evidence of some kind of modification – occuring either before or after the image capture.

Seen as a group, these artists' works offer a multifaceted vision of our time, a map with an array of possible routes toward some understanding of the abundance we face: a collection of parallax views.

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Earthbound Moon: Sites 3.2 and 4.2

Fall 2013 will see new permanent installations by Oakland (CA) artist, Travis Somerville in Moriarty (NM), and Fort Bragg (CA) artist Scott Oliver in Rio del Oro (NM).

To find out more about Earthbound Moon and these future installations, please visit:

Earthbound Moon website: earthboundmoon.com

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