George Fiske Art

In his latest show, Benjamin Heller invites us to enter a poetic space of echo and convergence. As a photographer, sculptor, and performer, movement is key in this body of work, that is punctuated by self portraits selected from the series "The Long Walk: Analog Narratives". This series features pieces collected over an extended period of time spent traveling. It is a window to the interior landscapes he seeks to find reflected in the world, to contain a sense of this intimate vastness. All of the images can be viewed as variations on a self-portrait. The places of intimacy and sense of vastness contained in the photographs can convey a sense of transport that enhances the viewer's visual experience. The "echoes" we find in the show reside in multiplicities of human and physical forms, rolling natural curves, and animals in flight; all intended to provide a resonance with the contours of earth, water, and wind. The result is an array of images captivating in themselves, but also given new meaning in the context of Robin Rice's skillful curatorial arrangement. Her intuitive placement creates a graphic narrative for the viewer to follow and decipher, encouraged by the convergence of the poetic titles of the works. Traces of poetry, sculpture, the lines of the body, lived experience are also evoked in Heller's photographs, in movement and action. He also finds inspiration in photographer Duane Michals' framing of expressive narratives, and in Sally Mann's felt sense of powerful physical presence. Photographer Miranda Penn Turin, in reviewing the exhibition, said "I can almost hear a soundtrack, and it's the sound of wind". The invitational image is entitled "Fall," a graceful figure, suspended in a glowing arc, light streaming upwards, eyes closed in rapture. This light sits in contrast to the infinite shadow of the black background, conjuring a certain atmosphere. Heller believes that it is shadows that allow the viewer to reside in the experience – this image does just that. These imagined environments speak to our converging lives and the echoed moments we experience, embodying for each viewer, just what Benjamin Heller connects with while photographing. Another view of self portraiture at the front sign in desk, is an image reading, "and the soul wanted to move," between the keys of a typewriter. This show is a mirror of a desire to move. The black & white images capture simultaneously this movement and stillness, asking us to pause between the natural forces that rise and fall. Heller employs multiple-exposure and a fixed 4x5...

English Soldiers in Tientsin is a b/w photographic print on polished paper, taken on July 31, 1939 by World Photos (England). Stamp and stereotype in ...

Views of Ghetto in Rome is a lot of two photographic prints on gelatin bromide hard paper. Information about pictures are printed on the front: "307. ROMA- Avanzi del Portico di Otta...

Pons Aemilius - Disappeared Rome is a gelatin silver - bromide print, realized between 1920 and 1930 from a older negative. The original image dates back to no later than 1887. Excellent conditions cm 19.5 x 25.5 The descriptive caption is printed on the lower margin: "N° 751 Roma. Ponte di Ferro con isola Tiberina". The logo "EPC" of the photographic agency is print on the image. The horizontal and strong body of the bridge runs the entire longer of the picture, perfectly framing the profile of the Tiber island...

Via di Monte Savello - Disappeared Rome, is a photographic print on Baryta paper, by unknown photographer. Excellent condition, cm 22.5 x 16.5. The ...

San Lorenzo ai Monti - Disappeared Rome, is a photographic print on Baryta paper, by unknown photographer. Excellent condition, cm 21 x 16.5. The vie...

View on a Singapore port is a b/w photographic print on polished paper by Press Photo, Berlin. Stereotype in German on the back. In very good condi...

Views of Chefoo is a lot of four albumen prints made by unknown photographer. Prints in excellent condition, applied on a single cardboard. Caption in Italian ink hand-written on h...

Via Alessandrina - Disappeared Rome is a lot of two gelatine silver - bromide prints (one is on Gevaert paper), by Filippo Reale. Printed from a large format negative. Very good condition, cm 19.5 x 25.5 and 22.5 x 17.  On the back, the Photographer stamp: " Studio Fotografico Filippo Reale Via Arco de' Ginnasi 3 - Roma". Via Alessandrina was the main street of the ancient Alessandrino district, built by Pius V...

Views of Spina di Borgo is a lot of two vintage single-coated photographic prints. On the back a violet stamp "Fotovedo Roma..." and some hand-written notes in lapis reporting the da...

Vintage View on the city of Sandakan is a b/w photographic print on polished paper, taken very likely in 1938 by Press Photo, Berlin. Stereotype on the back. In very good conditions....

"Moon Birth 3" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" in Ed. 1/3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Comes with COA issued by t...