Rachel Weber
Impermanence (Series)
DESCRIPTION
I am attracted to the active tension in images that capture motion in the inherently static medium of still photography. With my ongoing project, Impermanence, I examine the movement of the sea and the surfers immersed within it who harness the energy of the waves. In this study of time and timing, I look to expand movement by slowing down speed, revealing in its breadth the space between what is seen and what is felt.
After years of studying ballet and expressing myself through physical movement, I have brought this curiosity and discipline to capturing images of the sea. In this series, I explore the intertwining duet of the human form dancing with the motion of the waves. While George Balanchine said, “Ballet is music made visible,” I view surfing as the sea made visible. The inherent qualities of the ocean, its ever-changing conditions, movement, and reflection of light, from moment to moment, provide a unique mirror into our transitory nature and shared essence of impermanence.
*All photographs are single captures except #1038, which is an in-camera double exposure. No photo manipulation was used.
AUTHOR
BIO
Rachel Weber holds a B.A. in International Relations from Brown University. She danced professionally with the Los Angeles Chamber Ballet, among other companies. Rachel first picked up a camera in 2017.
EXHIBITIONS
Sept 19-Nov 14 2021 / Solo Show / "Impermanence" / Gallery 169 / Santa Monica, CA
Aug 19-Sept 2021 / Juried Group Show / "A Fall of Rain" / Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts / Providence, RI
June-Aug 2021 / Group Show / "Submerge" / Glenn Suokko Gallery / Quechee, VT
Dec 2020 / Group Show / "Photography 2020" / Las Lagunas Art Gallery / Laguna Beach, CA
Nov-Jan 2020 / Juried Group Show / "Fresh Art 2020" / Marin Society of Artists / San Rafael, CA
July 2020 / National Juried Show / "Water: Element of Change" / PhotoPlace Gallery / Middlebury, VT
Mar-May 2020 / Juried Group Show / City of Malibu Cultural Arts Commission / Malibu, CA
Feb 2019 / Group Show / Whole 9 Gallery / Culver City, CA
AWARDS
2020 ND Award / Neutral Density Photography Awards / International Annual Juried Competition /
Honorable Mention in Fine Art: Abstract Category
Nov 2019 / National Juried Competition / "Abstraction" / PhotoPlace Gallery
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