LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth |
Landscapes and Lewes at Edward Carter Gallery |
The Edward Carter Gallery (in the Inn at Canal Square, 122 Market Street, Lewes), under the guidance of Sally Packard and Dinah Reath, has added yet another opening to its continuing list of "must-see" exhibitions. Lyle Gomes: Hand-Made Landscapes fills the Gallery with breathtaking black and white panoramas. Gomes writes, "I am intellectually and visually attracted to what I describe as hand-made landscapes that I see as a thoughtful relationship between ourselves and our environment. As a photographer, it is my intention to visually capture a relationship with our environment that demonstrates a reverence for nature." And at this he has succeeded magically. He chooses the shy light of overcast skies and concentrates his lens on the earth, not the heavens. His work centers in part on the great West, with peaceful panoramas of fog-enshrouded forests that look as if they were backlit. I spent one Easter years ago in the spiritual fog-encased redwood forests, a memory intensely embedded in my mind, and he has captured that sense of the other-worldly so remarkably I felt as if I were back in that woods. There are also serene bays and waterways that are perfectly calmed by the fog, and even a wintry weekend in Central Park. As he just completed a year in England as a Fulbright Fellow, Gomes created a beautiful series of English estates and landscapes, full of soft geometric shapes and dimensions. These photos include a carefully pruned hedge, a bench, or an ancient stone wall punctuating the countryside. They are peaceful and calming landscapes, inviting you in to slow down your pace of life and rest. But some also allow for the playful. My favorite is a scene from a park in San Francisco, half of the panorama a deep forest of pines and hardwoods, the other half a sliding board with sand all around it. The inspirational writer Sark once invited her readers to swing under the moonlight by the sea (it's heavenly!), but I felt with this landscape that she needs to encourage everyone to fly down a slide in the forest! Also on exhibit are a series of prints by Edward Carter himself, Images of Lewes. These appear in both color and black and white, focusing on the charming details and landscapes of Lewes. There are also prints of Ansel Adams and Christopher Burkett on display. For more information, call Dinah Reath or Sally Packard at the Gallery at 644-5713. Open 7 days a week. |
LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth, Vol. 10, No. 5, May 19, 2000. |