The exhibition is drawn from the gallery’s inventory and explores photography’s longstanding relationship with mystery in the image.
Spanning the past century, it brings together works ranging from Surrealism and modernism to street photography, landscape, and contemporary practice. Across these varied approaches, the photographs present moments that are not immediately explained, inspiring a sense of wonder and inviting viewers to look more closely, consider what might be taking place within the image, and develop their own interpretations.
Some photographers transform familiar subjects through experimentation with perspective, abstraction, light, shadow, and composition, while others find ambiguity in fleeting moments, unusual encounters, or carefully constructed scenes.
Spanning generations and bringing together photographers working in different cultural and geographic contexts, the exhibition suggests that mystery can emerge from both the extraordinary and the everyday. The announced artist roster includes John Albok, Holly Andres, Roger Ballen, Ruth Bernhard, Manuel Álvarez Bravo, André Kertész, Josef Koudelka, Helen Levitt, Josef Sudek, Alex Webb, Rebecca Norris Webb, and Michael Wolf, among others.
The announcement identifies László Osoha’s 'Untitled (shadows behind umbrella),' from the 1930s, as one of the exhibition images. It also identifies Jo Whaley’s 'Noctuid,' from 2008, as one of the exhibition images.
