At Sea
Panopticon Gallery
September 6 - October 31, 2017

Andrew Seguin

The Chase
2011
Cyanotype
22 x 15

Andrew Seguin

Reading
2011
Cyanotype
15 x 22

Andrew Seguin

Tails Away
2011
Cyanotype
22 x 15

Andrew Seguin

Vultures
2011
Cyanotype
15 x 22

Lisa M. Robinson

Mesmory
2010
C-print
32 x 40

Lisa M. Robinson

Sketch
2010
C-print
32 x 40

Dan Estabrook

At Sea
2007
Salt print with watercolor and gouache
16 x 20

Dan Estabrook

Your Braid
2006
Salt print
14 x 11

Stephen Sheffield

Savior
2012
Silver gelatin
20 x 16

Stephen Sheffield

Descent
2009
Silver gelatin
20 x 16

Stephen Sheffield

End of the Line
2014
Silver gelatin
20 x 16

Stephen Sheffield

Ascent
2009
Silver gelatin
20 x 16

Amy Friend

Unstable in its Essence
2013
Lambda print with UV laminate, acrylic, and watercolor
40 x 26

Amy Friend

Their Voices Drift
2013
Lambda print with UV laminate, acrylic, and watercolor
26 x 40

Amy Friend

I am going in
2013
Lambda print with UV laminate, acrylic, and watercolor
24 x 16

Agnieszka Sosnowska

The Storm, Landsendi, Iceland
2015
Archival pigment print
9 x 7

Agnieszka Sosnowska

Self-portrait, Pulling Nets
2014
Archival pigment print
5.75 x 13

Agnieszka Sosnowska

The Figurehead, Self-portrait
2014
Archival pigment print
3.75 x 9.5

Joni Sternbach

11.03.09 #4 Doug
2011
Unique tintype
8 x 10

Joni Sternbach

05.10.30 #5A Broken Home
2005
Unique ambrotype
6.5 x 8.5

Joni Sternbach

05.10.05 #2R For Popham
2005
Unique ambrotype
6.5 x 8.5

Jefferson Hayman

Union
2017
Archival pigment print in antique gilded frame
9 x 8.25

Jefferson Hayman

Maybe the Waves
2016
Archival pigment print in antique frame
9.5 x 7.5

Jefferson Hayman

The Evening Seas
2017
Archival pigment print in artist-made frame
10.5 x 9.5

Diana H. Bloomfield

In the River
2015
Tri-color gum bichromate
15 x 15

Diana H. Bloomfield

Ribboned Water
2015
Tri-color gum bichromate
15 x 15

Diana H. Bloomfield

Wading
2015
Tri-color gum bichromate
15 x 15

PRESS RELEASE

Panopticon Gallery invites you to join it on a new voyage. Located inside Hotel Commonwealth in Kenmore Square, Panopticon is the oldest photography gallery in Boston. At Sea is the gallery’s first exhibition under the ownership of Paul Sneyd and directorship of Kat Kiernan. This group show features works by Diana H. Bloomfield, Dan Estabrook, Amy Friend, Jefferson Hayman, Lisa M. Robinson, Andrew Seguin, Stephen Sheffield, Agnieszka Sosnowska, and Joni Sternbach. Impalpable, infinite, and unpredictable, the sea has inspired artists since time immemorial. The nine artists in this exhibition continue in this tradition, each bringing their unique perspectives and photographic processes to the waves and surf of the world’s oceans.

Many of the photographs on view involve handmade elements including painting, historical photographic techniques, and artist-made frames. Andrew Seguin’s cyanotypes reinterpret Herman Melville’s classic “Moby Dick” by combining the book’s illustrations and text with the historic blueprint process. Using tintypes, a 19th-century photographic process, Joni Sternbach’s images are timeless records of the Northeastern shoreline. In Lisa M. Robinson’s photographs of churning seas, we are reminded of the volatile and unpredictable nature of the ocean. Their large scale invites a visceral reaction of teetering at the ocean’s edge. Jefferson Hayman’s one-of-a-kind handmade frames act as portholes into his quiet seascapes. Whether you are seduced by photographs of stormy seas or prefer the calm waters of the shoreline, the diverse range of images in At Sea offer something for every ocean lover.

At Sea is on view from September 6 to October 31, 2017, with an opening reception on Friday, September 7 from 6-8pm. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 10-6.