SurfLand Exhibition – Tintype Photography by Joni Sternbach

The Wells College Visual Arts Department presents “SurfLand,” an exhibition of tintype and digital photographs by Brooklyn artist Joni Sternbach. The show, which focuses primarily on contemporary surfer culture, will be on display in the String Room Gallery in Main Building from March 4 through April 2. Admission is free and the public is cordially invited to view the gallery. A reception to be held on Wednesday, March 11 from 6:00-8:00 pm offers an opportunity to meet the artist; light refreshments will be served.

“SurfLand” will feature photographs by Sternbach and a video piece co-created by Bruce Milne. All of the works in this show have surfers as the subject and were shot using a 19th century method known as the wet-plate process. The resulting image is a one-of-a-kind photograph (tintype), as there is no negative; there are ten tintype works in the exhibition. The other ten show images are archival pigment prints (digital prints) modified from wet plate photographs. This combination creates a tension between new and old media that offers a striking contrast to modern methods of digital and electronic photography.

For more on Joni’s work, please visit her website at JoniSternbach.com.

On Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=54616999588&ref=mf

And on Newyorksurf.com (Nov. 2007)

Mikey / Unique 8in X 10in Tintype.