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
Removed is a series about device use that came from a very personal place. Making the photographs was a way for me to confront and analyze the changes I was seeing in the lives around me. The work going viral made evident that noticing this shift was universal.
As the creator of this series, I still find it difficult to partition my device use from my personal and family time. I knew there had to be a product out there that would help my family, friends, and supporters of my work regain control over where and when we use our smartphones.
A few months ago I began a dialogue with Aaron Zar, the founder of Silent Pocket. His line of patented soft goods serves the dual purpose of keeping your digital information safe as well as helping users to disconnect from their devices. Sliding your device into a Silent Pocket Faraday Sleeve blocks all incoming messages, emails, wifi, etc. which allows you to “Mind The Grid” as their slogan simply states. This feels different than powering the device down and allows you to quickly and fully engage with the individuals or tasks that are right in front of you.
I am excited to announce my partnership with Silent Pocket as we release the limited edition run of the REMOVED.SOCIAL Cell Phone Faraday Sleeve. I've been using mine at home while with my family and even while working on location so that I can be fully engaged in making my photographs. I am thrilled to see the launch of this product as I know it will positively impact the lives and relationships of so many people around the world!
Click here for technical and purchase info about the REMOVED.SOCIAL Faraday Sleeve by Silent Pocket
Agathe Gaillard, 2016
Green, 2016
Andre' and Helene, 2016
Texting Scooterist, 2016
Swelling Seine Selfie Stick, 2016
Selfie with Jim Morrison, 2016
I will be posting work I made while in Paris everyday until the the video of my talk is released. There is a countdown to the video upload here.
Excited to see Removed featured alongside the great work of Chrissie White, Paolo Morales, and Ben Zank.
After speaking in Oregon in April, and Paris just two weeks ago, I am thrilled to discuss my work in my hometown of Charlotte, NC. Please join me October 28th at the Dale F. Halton Theater at CPCC Central Campus at 10am. Tickets can be purchased here. The speaker lineup is incredible and cant wait to meet everyone. I will post about my Paris experience in a few weeks when the video of my talk become available. Lots of exciting things still to come!
Thank you David Rosenberg for putting together this wonderful piece about Removed and for introducing the ideas behind my talk. The post also shows the large format black and white photograph I made on stage. The print is also now available through Rick Wester Fine Art and I am thrilled about the interest for it!
