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photo-eye Gallery From COSMOS:
A Conversation with Chris McCaw Gallery Director Anne Kelly speaks with McCaw about his process, his practice, and his advice for those just beginning their photographic careers. COSOMS is on view at photo-eye through this Saturday, July 21st, 2018.

Chris McCaw – Sunburned GSP#932 (Idaho), 2016, Gelatin-Silver Print, 8x10" Image

Perhaps photographer Chris McCaw doesn’t need an introduction. His ongoing project, Sunburn, has caught fire in recent years, and McCaw’s exhibited internationally, including shows at the Getty Museum in LA, the Somerset House Trust in London, and we are incredibly pleased to have a number of images included in our COSMOS exhibition.

Using giant homemade large format cameras, McCaw exposes antique and obsolete silver gelatin enlarging paper to direct sunlight for up to twenty-four hours. The effect is incredible. Over the duration of the extended exposure, the paper solarizes, forming a positive image where the sun literally burns a hole in its jagged arching wake. These scenes are a dark and primordial expression of time, entropy, and the cyclical process of creation and destruction.

Gallery Director Anne Kelly recently spoke with McCaw about his process, his practice, and what advice he has for those just beginning their photographic careers. COSOMS is on view at photo-eye through this Saturday, July 21st, 2018.