Western Colorado University School of the Arts exhibition

An exhibition titled “Intervention: Deconstructing the Photographic Image” opens this
week in the Western Colorado University (WCU) Quigley Gallery. A community
reception is slated for 5–7 p.m. this Friday, Nov. 13, and light refreshments will be
served. The show, curated by Jacob Spetzler, a WCU faculty member and lecturer in
photography, includes work by six artists from across the country: Anastasia Davis, Max
Labelle, Jason Hendardy, Wyatt Angelo, Elina Frumerman and Matt Calarco.
On display is a variety of work, including massive photographic prints, sculpture-like

installations and handmade photobooks. The pieces, and the artists who made them,
are tied together conceptually by a shared interest in pushing the boundaries of
photography as a medium. In the worlds these photographs depict, heavy objects
become light, small things become enormous, and concrete images dissolve into the
ethereal.
Rather than answering questions, the show poses a series of well-phrased ones.
“Intervention” asks viewers to consider photography’s relationship with truth and
representation, and how an image’s meaning can change depending on its context.
The show will remain on display through the end of November and is open for viewing
during regular business hours and by appointment.