Present Tense

Rony Maltz ICP/Bard MFA Thesis Exhibition 5/3/12

Crossover (details)

cross·o·ver n. 1. A place at which or the means by which a crossing is made. 2. A short connecting track by which a train can be transferred from one line to another. 3. Genetics: a. Crossing over; b. A characteristic resulting from the exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes during meiosis. 4. A…

Aging self-portrait

Envy

Say photographs freeze slices of time? Big deal. Rio's Carnival suspends it for four days. It all starts tomorrow: streets will be crowded and filthy, traffic is gonna collapse, bathrooms will lack, wallets and virginity will be lost, erratic behavior will be socially acceptable, men will wear dresses and lipstick (not only in Copacabana), hordes…

Why not photograph?

You must fill a blank space for your visa request form or your driver's license; you make a photograph. You want to keep a souvenir of the Rolling Stones's concert, something to show your friends you were really there; you photograph. Someone bumps into your car; you photograph the dented parts so you can send…