|
|
|
Gabriel Biderman
|
|
|
A travel and self taught fine art photographer for over 14 years, I love the “process” of creating the image. Classic cameras, Pinholes, and Plastic Cameras help push the visions along – I’m a big fan of choosing a specific camera to get me into a certain mindset. I try to spend some quality time in my Darkroom every week – though, thanks to Lensbabies, the digital darkroom is piquing my interest in pixels!
I moved to Brooklyn 6 years ago and started working as a fine art printer, but with the onslaught of digital, those jobs quickly became hard to come by. Soon after that, I was hired by a small local mom and pop photo store called B&H. It has been a great experience, giving me the opportunity to try out the latest gear and meet some amazing friends. For the last 4 years, I have been representing B&H at various trade shows and seminars taking pictures all along the way from Paris to Oklahoma and Hawaii!
|
“What is ruinism?” you ask? Well, I have always been fascinated with mythology and ancient history and, when 13 years ago, I got the opportunity to visit some of these ancient ruins in the Mediterranean, my photography found a new theme: ruinism ~ the beauty of decay. One of my theater professors at UNH taught us that every person is like a coin; you have two sides and what makes the character interesting is when you flip him/her and see what is on the other side. Photographing these ruins brought out this beautiful dichotomy in life and thus ruinism was born. I took this experience everywhere I went, with my camera flipping the coin as my finger pressed the shutter.
His work can be seen at www.ruinism.com
My work has been featured in photography exhibits in San Francisco, New York, London, and Hawaii:
-
Traveling Through Light – Morton Memorial Library – NY – 2004
-
Worldwide Pinhole Day Workshop & Exposition – HTC Studios – NYC – 2004
-
In Movimento – MTA Subways – NYC – 2003
-
Well Hung – Infinity Gallery – NYC – 2003
-
Worldwide Pinhole Day Exhibition – Infinity Gallery – NYC 2003
-
New Yorkais – Art sans frontiers – Nantes France – 2002
-
AQA in the East Village – Tompkins Square Gallery – NYC – 2002
-
Focus on Sculpture – Grounds for Sculpture – New Jersey – 2002
-
Our New York – AQA Gallery – NYC – 2002
-
WorldWide Pinhole Day Exhibition – Infinity Gallery – NYC – 2002
-
The Day We Changed – AQA Gallery – NYC – 2002
-
Models – London – 2000
-
Plastic Fantastic – SF Photo Center – San Francisco – 1999
-
Two and a Quarter Travel – SF Photo Center – San Francisco – 1998
-
Umbra:penumbra – 23rd Annual Photography Exhibition – Academy Art Center Gallery – Honolulu – 1997
-
Genus – Morning Due – San Francisco – 1997
-
A Collective Photo Presentation – SF Photo Center – San Francisco – 1995
-
Bodies of Emotion – Muddy Waters – San Francisco – 1995
I’ve also had the pleasure of being published in print and on the internet:
|
|
