February 28, 2023
Press Release
© John Singletary, Traces, Installation view, 22:45 minute multi-channel video, 2023
Artist creates multidisciplinary immersive installation experiences and pushes the boundaries of the photographic medium
Pushing the boundaries of the photographic medium, John Singletary creates multi-disciplinary installation experiences. Photographs and videos are animated through synchronized state-of-the-art organic LED panels, which serve as large format electronic canvases. Included in the exhibition is Anahata, an immersive experience that explores human relationships and their connection to the divine. Additionally, Singletary debuts Traces, a new multimedia work using video, digital and stop motion animation, historical footage, and audio to depict the extraordinary light and darkness in the human condition.
© John Singletary, Still Frame from Traces, 22:45 Minutes, 20 x 30, Pigment Print from Video Capture, 2023
“Surveying the myriad and disjointed experiences that make up a life, ‘Traces’ explores the way we construct our internal narratives and create meaning from experience.”
JOHN SINGLETARY
THROUGH LINES / FAULT LINES
Exhibition Dates
January 17 – March 22, 2023
Artist Talk & Closing Reception
Wednesday, March 22nd, 4 - 7 pm
Location
The Gallery at Penn College (a Penn State Affiliate)
Room 303, The Madigan Library
1 College Ave
Williamsport, PA, 17701
(570) 320-2400
https://www.pct.edu/gallery
Exhibition Hours:
Tuesday - Thursday: 2 - 8 pm
Friday: 10 am - 8 pm
Sunday: 1 - 5 pm
WILLIAMSPORT, PA – Through Lines / Fault Lines, a solo exhibition by artist John Singletary, includes multi-disciplinary installation experiences which push the boundaries of the photographic medium. Photographs and videos are animated through synchronized state-of-the-art organic LED panels, which serve as large format electronic canvases. Included in the exhibition is Anahata, an immersive experience that explores human relationships and their connection to the divine. Additionally, Singletary debuts Traces, a new multimedia work using video, digital and stop motion animation, historical footage, and audio to depict the extraordinary light and darkness in the human condition. The show is on view at The Gallery at Penn College in Williamsport, PA until March 22, 2023. The closing reception and artist talk are on Wednesday, March 22nd from 4:00 - 7:00 PM.
The exhibition includes two installations: Traces and Anahata. "John's new series, Traces, was created specifically for his solo exhibition in The Gallery at Penn College," said Penny Griffin Lutz, gallery director. "Visitors will be immersed in an audiovisual experience that explores culture, beliefs and human connection." Traces uses video, digital and stop-motion animation, historical footage, and audio. Anahata is photography-based and presented as an immersive installation on organic LED electronic canvases.
A photographer and multimedia artist based in Philadelphia, Singletary received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography from The University of the Arts. His work has been collected by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and The Center for Fine Art Photography, as well as other institutional and private collections.
The artist says the imagery and vignettes in Traces, an ongoing multimedia work, depict "the extraordinary light and darkness in the human condition and life events such as the genesis of our existence and the purpose we serve to each other and ourselves."
The audio component of the installation consists of a series of anonymously conducted interviews with a range of participants. The perspectives highlighted reveal the universality and individuality of values, the intersectionality of symbolism across cultures and lineages, and the perpetual cycles of life.
Anahata explores human relationships and their connection to the divine. Choreographed movement was captured with an open-spectrum camera in a purpose-built, ultraviolet light studio where dancers performed in handcrafted costumes. The resulting dreamlike images are steeped in archetypal symbolism, mythology and mysticism.
A long-term collaboration between the artist and dancers, costume designers, makeup artists, choreographers and other artists, Anahata unveils a "frenetic tribe" that feels of another place and time.
In addition to the exhibition at The Gallery at Penn College, Singletary will be having an artist talk and closing reception on Wednesday, March 22nd from 4:00 - 7:00 PM.
John Singletary is a photographer and multimedia artist based in Philadelphia, PA. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from The University of the Arts. His work has been collected by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Center for Fine Art Photography as well as other institutional and private collections. He has exhibited at The State Museum of Pennsylvania, LGTripp Gallery, James Oliver Gallery, Sol Mednick Gallery and The Delaware Contemporary. His work has been reviewed or featured in Lenscratch, L'Oeil de la Photographie, Od Review, Movers and Makers (WHYY), and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Singletary is a contributing writer for The Photo Review. For more information on John Singletary's work: https://www.johnsingletaryimaging.com/
The Gallery at Penn College serves as a cultural asset to Pennsylvania College of Technology and local communities. The Gallery provides the opportunity for the appreciation and exploration of contemporary art, and encourages critical thinking and meaningful experiences. For more information, visit https://www.pct.edu/gallery.
Through Lines / Fault Lines will be on view at The Gallery at Penn College in Williamsport, PA until March 22, 2023. The artist talk and closing reception are on Wednesday, March 22nd from 4:00 - 7:00 PM. The Gallery at Penn College is open 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays; and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. (The gallery is closed on Mondays and Saturdays and will also be closed March 5 - 12 during Spring Break. For more information, visit: https://www.pct.edu/gallery
© John Singletary, Traces, Installation view, 22:45 minute multi-channel video, 2023
About The Gallery at Penn College
The Gallery at Penn College serves as a cultural asset to Pennsylvania College of Technology and local communities. The Gallery provides the opportunity for the appreciation and exploration of contemporary art, and encourages critical thinking and meaningful experiences.
Exhibits typically include a meet the artist reception and gallery talk. Entries are juried and selected by a committee of dedicated faculty, staff and artists from the community. The Gallery also oversees the College's permanent art collection.
For more information about the exhibition, click here: https://www.pct.edu/gallery
Banner Image: © John Singletary, Traces, Installation view, 22:45 minute multi-channel video, 2023