Michael Borek - "Aimless Walk Reprise"

©Michael Borek

Exhibition Dates:  September 4 - October 14, 2018
Opening Reception:  Sunday, September 16, 2018, 2 pm - 4 pm

Multiple Exposures Gallery is pleased to present  new of work by Michael Borek: "Aimless Walk Reprise".  This exhibit will be on view from September 4 through October 14, 2018. An opening reception will be held on Sunday, September 16, 2018, 2 pm - 4 pm
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This exhibition presents 22 photographs taken by Michael Borek in his native Czech Republic. Over the last ten years, he continued to return to photograph an old blue-collar neighborhood in Prague, where he grew up. This area seemed to resist the changes of modern times. However, several years ago, developers embarked on a new construction of luxurious condos there. This project combines images of the old dilapidated neighborhood, hints of the emerging construction, and posters of developer-rendered idealizations of the “happy future.” However, these posters themselves are not immune to the ravages of time, and sometimes it is hard to recognize what is a depiction of reality and what is a depiction of a depiction of reality. This project visually retraces the dream-like reality of a seemingly aimless walk, where it is impossible to distinguish among the past, the present, and the future.