Out of the ordinary is often characterised as strange, unusual, odd, peculiar, bizarre, uncanny, weird, mysterious, or even surreal. Subjects, scenes, themes, perspectives, compositions, portrayed events, visual experiences, and imaginative narratives may all deviate from the ordinary. Photographers often step into the realm of the extraordinary through the lens of their camera, embracing the unconventional, where the peculiar dances with the mysterious, and the odd intertwines with the surreal. They explore the realms of strange, unusual, and uncanny. Some venture into the world of traditional straight photography, where authenticity captures the essence of the outlandish. Others delve into staged photography, where each frame unfolds a narrative beyond the ordinary, or embrace the art of photomontage, seamlessly blending disparate elements to craft a visual tapestry of uniqueness. AI-generated photo-based images offer a digital canvas to manifest the bizarre and create a fusion of reality and imagination. This exhibition celebrates the diversity of perspectives that redefine the ordinary and elevate the extraordinary. The photographer’s lens is the gateway to a realm where the peculiar becomes art, the bizarre transforms into beauty, and the unconventional takes centre stage.
Curator’s choice
Fiora Watts: The Secret
Honourable mentions
Karen Divine: Shaman’s Apprentice
Simon Mapp: Untitled #1 (From the series ‘Dance Bizarro’)
Ingrid-Nathalie Wizun: Beauty of the uncanny No. 3
Exhibiting photographers
Briana Babani (Red Hook, NY, USA), Charles Birnbaum (Long Island City, NY, USA), Laurie J. Blanksma (Hoquiam, WA, USA), Norm Borden (New York, NY, USA), Susan Borowitz (West Harrison, NY, USA), Anton Bou (Montreal, Canada), Edwin Carungay (San Francisco, CA, USA), Jenny Chernansky (Chicago, IL, USA), Matt Currington (London, UK), Karen Divine (Denver, CO, USA), Juan Guillermo Escobar (Mexico City, Mexico), Mike Eubanks (Fallston, MD, USA), Sari Fried-Fiori (Katy, TX, USA), László Gálos (Salgótarján, Hungary), Pavel Golovkin (Tallinn, Estonia), Roger Gottlieb (Port Jervis, NY, USA), Dave Hanson (Price, UT, USA), Leena Holmström (Oulu, Finland), András Ikládi (Szentes / Xiamen, Hungary / China), Gary Justis (Blommington, IL, USA), John Kosmer (Fly Creek, NY, USA), Shifra Levyathan (Givatayim, Israel), Kally Malcom (Jacksonville, FL, USA), Meg Greene Malvasi (Charlotte, NC, USA), Simon Mapp (Wrexham, UK), Dan McCormack (Accord, NY, USA), Quinn Miller (Lake Worth Beach, FL, USA), Robert Morrissey (Portland, OR, USA), Fern L. Nesson (Cambridge, MA, USA), Amo Passicos (Prades le Lez, France), Camilo Ramirez (Boston, MA, USA), Robert A. Schaefer, Jr. (New Orleans, LA, USA), Monika Jia Rui Scherer (Bern, Switzerland) and Shannon Tomasik (Grand Haven, MI, USA), Ge and Jo Sessions (Tuscany, Italy), Ellen Silverman (New York, NY, USA), Joel Simpson (Union, NJ, USA), J.P. Spicer-Escalante (Amman, Jordan / Buenos Aires, Argentina), Laurin Strele (Dubai, UAW), Zsuzsanna Tamás (Budapest, Hungary), Magda Typiak (Warsaw, Poland), Fiora Watts (Brooklyn, NY, USA), Ingrid-Nathalie Wizun (Montreuil, France), Emerson Xia (Northfield, MN, USA)
