“JAY DUBOIS EXAMINES AND CHALLENGES THE BOUNDARIES OF OUR VISUAL PERCEPTIONS AND UNDERSTANDING. HIS IMAGES ARE NEVER PASSIVE AND ENGAGE THE VIEWER TO EXPLORE THROUGH THEM THE TERRITORIES BETWEEN WHAT IS FAMILIAR AND UNFAMILIAR; THEY BLUR THE LINES BETWEEN DOCUMENTARY REPORTAGE AND ABSTRACT REPRESENTATION.
HIS IMAGES TAKE THE FORM OF ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPHY CREATED FROM BOTH FILM AND DIGITAL MANIPULATION. MANY OF HIS IMAGES DRAW UPON HIS UNIQUE, PERSONAL TAKE ON VISUAL TEXTURES, SHAPES AND FORMS. IMAGES INITIALLY APPEAR UNFAMILIAR, BUT UPON FURTHER EXPLORATION, THEY BEGIN TO REVEAL THEIR INTIMATE FAMILIARITY.
A SELECTION OF HIS IMAGES APPEAR AS FORTUITOUS OCCURENCES OR HAPPY ACCIDENTS, BUT IN FACT ARE INTRINSICALLY CAREFULLY ORCHESTRATED BY HIM AT THE MOMENT OF CAPTURE. MOST, IF NOT ALL, OF THEM COMMUNICATE IN A VERY SPONTANEOUS WAY TO THE VIEWER: IMMEDIATE AND UNIQUE, THEY ARE ALMOST ALWAYS DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, TO RE-CAPTURE.”
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