August 8 - September 5, 2021
A solo exhibition featuring new work by photographer Jaime Acker.
From the gallery:
“Liliana Bloch Gallery announces the opening of FLASH, a new solo exhibition by Jaime Acker. Continuing his exploration of gender fluidity, Acker takes us on an epic photographic journey. Feelings of 70’s reminiscence are imbued in Acker’s choice of medium: The Polaroid camera, which heydays concurred with the artist’s first recollections of sexual awakening.
Departing from the classic photographer/model relationship, Acker explores the power of the male gaze, defined by Laura Mulvey as deriving sexual pleasure from looking at the passive female object. The story in FLASH begins with the photographer projecting his gaze on the model, and then suddenly turning it onto the photographer, turning him from subject to object.
FLASH represents the sexual pleasure men enjoy from looking at a passive female yet disturbs it as the artist reverses power roles. This action transforms, transfixes, and critiques the complexities of the masculine in photography. The resulting images are a mix of video, instant film, and medium format photography revealing an intimate, visual dialogue between model and photographer.
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