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SWOON SUSAN BURNSTINE

Grand Prismatic (2021), hand-varnished archival pigment ink print

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Photographer Susan Burnstine’s ongoing series explores America’s topography through work that appears at once dreamlike and familiar. Using self-made cameras, she uses the medium of photography to explore the liminal space between dreaming and waking, which manifests in opalescent and transitory views of America’s desert vistas and urban centers. “These ephemeral moments originate in my dreams and are translated from my waking life,” she writes in a statement. “This series further explores the connections between the personal and collective unconscious during an unparalleled period in America when much of society is too busy, distracted, overstimulated, divided and besieged by social media to reflect on what our dreams are trying to convey.” Where Shadows Cease: Resonance of America’s Dream, an exhibition of her work, is currently on view and goes through July 31. A gallery reception for the artist will be announced during Burnstine’s forthcoming course at the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops (July 26 through July 30). Obscura Gallery, 1405 Paseo de Peralta, 505-577-6708, obscuragallery.net

(2020), silkscreen, acrylic gouache, and collage on paper mounted to wood Artist Caledonia Curry, working under the professional name Swoon, merges snippets of fairy tale, myth, and personal history in artworks that convey a sense of whimsy, darkness, and the sublime, as well as a recurring motif of the divine feminine. As the first female artist to gain a reputation in the male-dominated genre of street art, the Brooklyn-based artist’s works are as likely to be found on the sides of buildings all over the world as they are in traditional venues for art, including galleries and museums. Swoon: Wholeness in Mind, a mixed media exhibition of her works, continues through July 11 as part of Turner Carroll’s 30th-anniversary celebration. View the works in the gallery or online at turnercarrollgallery.com/product-tag/swoon-wholeness-in-mind. Turner Carroll Gallery, 725 Canyon Road, 505-986-9800, turnercarrollgallery.com

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