W.M.Hunt The Unseen Eye A Life in Photographs and other Digressions — A performance piece at Aperture
Oct 30th, 2011 by Brad
My wife and I went to hear Bill Hunt this past Friday at Aperture Gallery (547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor New York) We’ve gotten to know him a bit over the years at Photolucida (Portland) and FotoFest (Houston) portfolio reviews.
The talk at Aperture coincided with his new book, “The Unseen Eye: Photographs from the Unconscious”(Aperture). The nearly 400 images are in his private collection and contained masterworks by the well-known as well as images he collects from flea markets. The one thing that ties them all together is that they all capture heart and stop his feet — they have impact on him personally.
This was special performance piece for Bill which had projections and video which covered his many years of collecting photography — his life in photography. “This is a photography of me,” he joked during many of the portraits in his collection. The connections to his images are deep and what he collects is a way of exploring his different sides.
For more insights, buy the book, then read this great interview of Bill Hunt on At Length Magazine by Darren Ching and Debra Klomp Ching of the Klomp Ching Gallery.
Bill Hunt vs. Houston - Brad Carlile 2010
Above is an image I took of Bill at FotoFest 2010 in Houston. (not in his collection)
Show:
“The Unseen Eye: Photographs from the W.M. Hunt Collection,” is being shown at the George Eastman House International Museum (Rochester, New York) through Feb 19. His book can be found in bookstores worldwide.
