The Saugatuck Cosmology: Photographs by Bill Gore
"The Saugatuck Cosmology" is an exhibition by Redding photographer Bill Gore that incorporates works that span natural and human-made worlds. There is a palpable sense of flow in Gore’s multi-layered compositions, influenced by the works of painters like Pat Steir, Robert Rauschenberg, Uta Barth and Gerhard Richter.
Gore explores dream-like spaces, and there is a feeling of passing in between aspects of reality. Each layer reveals something otherwise hidden in plain sight. We are simultaneously looking at and through the works, seeing different layers in conversation with each other.
Bill Gore says in his artist statement, "The intent of my lens-based image making is not to represent buildings and trees but to rethink the possibilities for visual expression. I photograph the landscape and return to the studio where images are passed into virtual space, something like a digital bardo."
Bill Gore grew up in Louisiana and seemed always to have a special connection to the natural sciences, the environment, and photography. He studied chemistry in college, received a Ph.D. from Syracuse University, and from there went on to work as a researcher in pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and imaging science. For a time, he led a research laboratory at Polaroid and contributed to the development of new photographic media. Bill studied photography with Sandi Haber Fifield and now lives and works in Connecticut. His photographic arts are grounded in the American landscape and search for ways to rethink the possibilities for visual expression. He recently co-authored “The Saugatuck Cosmology” with writer Ted Wade, and this work will be featured in the 2024 Photobook Exhibition at the Griffin Museum. His works are widely exhibited across New England including The Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, The Rowayton Arts Center, The Ridgefield Guild of Artists, The Loft Artists Association, The Shoreline Artists Group, The Carriage Barn Arts Center, and Griffin Museum Lafayette Gallery.
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