During this years’ MOP (Month of Photography), Abecedarian is exhibiting The QTip series by Portland, Oregon photographer Don Frank.
For the series Don photographed fellow artists, each in front of the same back ground, and each diligently cleaning out their ears with a Qtip. As Don notes,
this is a private task that is advised against by people who know better than us. But we do it anyway.
In the words of Katherine Head, writer/editor,
Everyone is photographable. Everyone has a story to tell, and it can be relayed without words. But sometimes there needs to be a distraction for the person to share the truth. Hence, the Q-tip.
Frank chose fellow artists to sit for the Q-tip project, 26 in all. Despite the near identical setup, the resulting portraits are as different as each artist. Some are whimsical, some are contemplative, some are mysterious. But they are all interesting. A seemingly banal task, a simple part of many people’s every day routine, yielded surprising art.
Don’s work was exhibited in the 2010 Biographic exhibition, curated by Denver’s Master Mind and Action Figure series host, Katie Taft.
Don and Katie will be hosting Musical Chairs, a participatory performance and discussion on photography, at Redline on March 24, 60pm.
Don will be at Abecedarian on Saturday, March 23. So please, come by and meet the artist, from 2-4pm. Light refreshments will be served.
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