Thanks so much to Clementine Mercier of Libération for introducing my NoShow project and mentioning Removed in this brilliant piece about artists addressing misinformation in the digital age. It's always surreal when my work is mentioned alongside other artists such as Ren Hang, Olafur Eliasson, Amalia Ulman, Gianni Motti, and Constant Dullaart.
Removed photograph I made during the opening of the live auction at The Light Factory in November. The image was immediately sold to kick off the live auction and was a great success. Thank you to everyone for participating, I had a lot of fun with this one!
The Light Factory Removed, 2016
Always a great time when speaking with the gentleman from BBC World Service program Click. Thank you Bill Thompson, Gareth Mitchell-BBC, and Colin Grant for keeping things fun and insightful.
Below is an excerpt from our conversation about my new series www.noshow.social
The full show is here: http://bbc.in/2fBlfsj
I encourage you to listen to the entire program however, if you're in a hurry my interview begins around (7:10).
"Back to Back Clouds", Wilmington, NC 2016
This spring I became immersed in the fake Facebook event phenomenon where people were creating and promoting bogus concerts online. I set out to photograph as many as I could, even if that meant photographing a rural South Carolina video rental store at 2:30am. Like my Removed series, this body of work relies heavily on direct interaction with other humans while I explore the messy intersection of the physical and virtual world. In simplest terms, the project is an example of the divisiveness and manipulation that occurs through our beloved social media platforms.
The entire series and statement can be found at www.noshow.social
**Today (November 1, 2016) around 3:30pm EST I will be speaking about NoShow on the BBC during the radio show Click. You can launch the BBC Live Player here.
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"I Love Limp", Morganton, NC 2016
"I Love Limp", Morganton, NC 2016
"MGMT", Morganton, NC 2016
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In October I was invited to speak at the opening celebration for a new cafe and book store, Kibbitznest Books, Brews & Blarney in Chicago. Here is the photograph I made during my artist talk about my series Removed. Thanks to my buddies who came out to support me and thank you to Lewis and Anne Neri Kostiner for the generous invitation.
Kibbitznest, 2016
Thank you Wallace Witkowski for including "Angie and Me" and a mention of Removed in his piece that deeply explores the research of Dr. Larry Rosen about device use and connection.
I have excitedly waited all summer to view my talk from TEDxPantheonSorbonne in Paris, France in June of 2016. I had an incredible time meeting the people and experiencing the culture of Paris and still cannot believe they gave me the opportunity to be the opening speaker of the event. I owe the team at TEDxPantheonSorbonne so much more than a sincere thank you. They really are a wonderful group of people.
I am also happy to share the photograph I made during my talk.
TEDxPantheonSorbonne Removed / Paris, 2016
I will be presenting my Removed series as well as new work at TEDxCharlotte on October 28, 2016 and the remaining tickets went on sale last night at midnight. They will be gone by this evening so if you plan to attend the event then this is your only chance! The line up of speakers is truly amazing and attending a TEDx event is such an inspiring and life changing experience.
Eric Pickersgill Speaking at TEDxBend, 2016
Thanks to Resource Magazine for including me as guest editor and to share my Removed series in the "Social Media" Summer Issue. The issue includes 11 photographs and a short essay that I wrote about my practice and the project.
Resource Mag is available at bookstores and studios across the U.S. You can order a copy here.
**More Studio News**
I have been deep into a new project the past few months and am headed to my darkroom now to process film that will conclude my new series. The work will be released in mid-October and I will be giving a sneak peek of the project during an artist talk that I am giving at The Light Factory in Charlotte, NC on September 29th.
While I was in Chicago last week making new work, I was followed by Central China Television as they filmed a short documentary about my practice. They interviewed me at Columbia College Chicago in the darkroom where I once worked. They also spoke with the brilliant and prolific Terry Evans who was my professor for a documentary photography course in 2009 and who also has work in an important and pressing exhibition at the MoCP. The short will be be out early 2017.
Thanks @jonfeinstein for including my TEDxBend talk on Humble Arts Foundation Blog! It is surreal to be on a list with artists whose work I have admired for so many years.
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I really enjoyed my time at AIPAD (The Association of International Photography Art Dealers) back in April and am excited to see the photograph "Angie and Me, 2014" on the the homepage of AIPAD.com
