Photography and Video Retrospective of the Recology Artist in Residence Program
SF Camerawork is pleased to present the Photography and Video Retrospective of the Recology Artist in Residence Program, on view at the gallery from December 1, 2016. Featuring the work of 22 artists, the exhibition highlights the Recology San Francisco Artist in Residence Program鈥檚 (Recology SF AIR) role as a unique site for the creation of lens-based work. This will be the first ever exhibition to focus exclusively on photography and video created by artists in the program.
In its 26th year, the Recology SF AIR Program provides Bay Area artists with studio space at the Recology San Francisco Transfer Station and Recycling Center, as well as access to materials in the Public Disposal and Recycling Area (the public dump). Artists work for 4 months on-site, and residencies culminate in public 3-day exhibitions. Over 150 artists have had residencies since the program鈥檚 founding.
In addition to supporting local artists, the program鈥檚 mission is to educate the public about reuse and resource conservation. During their residencies artists speak to youth and adult tour groups about their artwork and their experiences scavenging and witnessing the results of hyper-consumerism, easy disposability, planned obsolescence, and our general love of 鈥渟tuff.鈥� The artists, as well as the public who view their work, often walk away from the experience with changed views about their relationship to materials and their own consumption practices.
SF Camerawork is pleased to present the Photography and Video Retrospective of the Recology Artist in Residence Program, on view at the gallery from December 1, 2016. Featuring the work of 22 artists, the exhibition highlights the Recology San Francisco Artist in Residence Program鈥檚 (Recology SF AIR) role as a unique site for the creation of lens-based work. This will be the first ever exhibition to focus exclusively on photography and video created by artists in the program.
In its 26th year, the Recology SF AIR Program provides Bay Area artists with studio space at the Recology San Francisco Transfer Station and Recycling Center, as well as access to materials in the Public Disposal and Recycling Area (the public dump). Artists work for 4 months on-site, and residencies culminate in public 3-day exhibitions. Over 150 artists have had residencies since the program鈥檚 founding.
In addition to supporting local artists, the program鈥檚 mission is to educate the public about reuse and resource conservation. During their residencies artists speak to youth and adult tour groups about their artwork and their experiences scavenging and witnessing the results of hyper-consumerism, easy disposability, planned obsolescence, and our general love of 鈥渟tuff.鈥� The artists, as well as the public who view their work, often walk away from the experience with changed views about their relationship to materials and their own consumption practices.
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