Three unique photographic perspectives are the centrepiece of a new exhibition at the Burnaby Arts Council's Deer Lake Gallery.
Photographic Convergences opens May 9 and will run at the gallery until May 30.
The exhibition features the work of three photographers: Kelly Selden, Adam Gibbs and Chris MacKenzie.
Each of the three takes a unique approach to photographic art.
A press release notes that Selden's formal abstract photographs explore the colour, texture and patterns of degraded urban surfaces.
"Texture is prominent in Selden's work, be it textile, print media or photography," the release says. "In this series of work, Selden explores the effects of a new archival process that infuses dyes directly into specially coated aluminum plates, giving the photograph a luminescent sheen."
Mackenzie, meanwhile, works in "landscape interventions." He carefully alters a site through a composition of rocks, branches, flowers, berries and leaves, then photographs his created landscape.
Gibbs, too, is inspired by the outdoors - but, in his case, via hikes into remote locations, where the New Westminster resident sets up his photography equipment and attempts to capture the landscape and light of his surroundings.
"The practice and creativity of photography often drives Gibbs to explore new places and put his lens to the test of capturing the grandeur of what it is he sees," the release notes.
An opening reception for the new exhibition is set for Saturday, May 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. The Deer Lake Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 4 p.m., and admission is free. You can find the gallery at 6584 Deer Lake Ave. Check out www.burnabyartscouncil.org for more details.
