I’VE JUST FINISHED printing out the images for our new photo show, Words: Who Needs ‘Em?.
And I must say I’m damned proud of these pictures.
The Belltown Underground Art Gallery (2211 1st Ave., where the show premieres this Saturday night) is a long, narrow space with 72 linear feet of exhibition wall space. It’s an astounding piece of luck that a first-time exhibitor such as myself gets so much space for a solo show.
With this much room, and with the encouragement of gallery operator Elaine Bonow, I’m putting out no fewer than 120 luscious color photos, divided into four series:
- CITY LIGHT, selections from my forthcoming “Personal View of Seattle” picture book;
- SIGNIFYING NOTHING, former signs and billboards that once shouted for your attention but are now merely lovely compositions of empty space;
- EVERY HOME I’VE LIVED IN IS STILL STANDING, a tour of almost two dozen former residences in Washington and Oregon; and
- THE SPEAKEASY FIRE, sights from the two-weeks-ago tragedy that befell Seattle’s first and greatest Internet cafe.
There will also be the usual gallery-opening refreshments (fresh from Costco), exotic background music spun by yrs. truly, prints and books available for sale, and some lovely door prizes.
Thanks are due in advance of the opening to Lori Lynn Mason, who encouraged me harder than anyone to go with this project; to Bonow, who’s not only donating the space but has corralled some great press previews; to Jennifer Morales, who’s helping today with the setup and installation; and to my mom Jan Humphrey, who donated three vintage images and advanced me the dough to get my digital cameras.
The opening, once again, is this Saturday (June 2), 7-9 p.m., at 2211 First Ave., just north of the Frontier Room in formerly-hip Belltown.
Be there. Aloha.
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