Lori Nix is a “non-traditional”
photographer. Instead of going out and finding her subjects, she simply, or not
so simply in many cases, creates her scenes in front of her camera. This type
of photography is more difficult in some cases because not only do you have to
worry about lights, you also have to worry about building the structures or
scenes you’d like to photograph. Nix makes this look easy in her series titled The City.
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| Violin Repair Shop, 2011 |
In Violin Repair Shop,
Nix has recreated a shop for violin repairs. As in her other works, there is a
degree of disaster in the scene. Things are not neatly put away and there are
little piles of wood chips on the floor in various locations. The crisp photograph lets you appreciate every detail. There are no blurry edges and the lighting is adequate for
viewing the photograph in it’s entirety.
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| Anatomy Classroom, 2012 |
Nix takes what should be an organized, well lit room and
turns it on its side in Anatomy
Classroom. Instead of an open, encouraging place to learn, she has created
a dirty, unwelcoming place in need of some cleaning and photographed it
beautifully. The detail that went into this scene is not lost on the camera,
Nix has managed to pick up the most minute details, down to the tiny paint
splatter on the floor of the classroom.
Lori Nix was born in Kansas, and earned her BFA in
photography from Truman State University, Missouri. She earned her MFA from
Ohio University. Nix is based in New York and has had many exhibitions across
the country. Her dioramas depict many scenes which she photographs and puts on
exhibitions.
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