Becoming Aware © Fred Zafran
Multiple Exposures Gallery is pleased to share “Reflection Unkown”, a solo exhibition by Fred Zafran at Multiple Exposures Gallery, Alexandria, VA. The show goes up on October 10th and runs through November 19, 2023. The opening reception for the exhibition will be held at Multiple Exposures Gallery in the Torpedo Factory Art Center on Sunday, October 22, 2023, from 2 to 4 pm.
About the Exhibition:
Fred Zafran has long been interested in photography as a distinctive means of storytelling. His work examines the artistic possibilities of photographs that combine the poetic with a representational view of the world. The resulting photo essays which Zafran calls “poetic narrative,” are post-documentary in that the stories are open ended, subjective, rich in symbolism and metaphor, and encourage consideration and interpretation by the viewer.
The exhibition “Reflection Unknown” is a narrative of doubt and inquiry. It is an allegorical body of work, a visual arc of questions, every moment a place of astonishment, unending change, and uncertain meaning. The images in the exhibition are expressive, each standing alone as a small fiction. However, the exhibition overall is meant to be “read” in sequence, to reveal a coherence and contextualization between the photographs, and a story pointing beyond the depicted images themselves.
About the Artist:
Fred Zafran is a fine art photographer living in Loudoun County, VA and working in the DC Metro area. Photography as narrative is central to Zafran’s work. He finds that photography differs in character and method from other art forms and creates opportunities for expression unique to this medium. Zafran views all photography as symbolic, and metaphor more revealing than literal depiction. His work is represented by Multiple Exposures Gallery in Alexandria, VA, and he exhibits throughout the DC metro area.
Exhibition Materials for Media:
High resolution exhibition images and an artist statement for Media use are available upon request. fred.zafran@comcast.net.