Insomnia – Dawn K. Chase

November 2 – 23, 2013

Opening reception November 2, 6-8pm

“He would lie in the bed and finally, with daylight, he would go to sleep. After all, he said to himself, it is probably only insomnia.

Many must have it.”

Ernest Hemingway, A Clean Well Lighted Place

Gallery MC is pleased to announce Insomnia, an exhibition of new large-scale photography work

by Dawn K. Chase.

Created exclusively at hours of darkness during moments of sleeplessness, Chase creates a

subdued narrative portraying abstract temporal details in the interiors of New York dwellings.

The guiding motif is the shadow, giving a sense of space and volume to each photograph. The

artist muses on the intangible aspects of luminosity, encapsulating intricate details of particular

outlines, which echo on walls, ceilings or pieces of fixture making her compositions rich in detail

and texture.

Through her lens Chase records patterns of light, shade, and color highlighting the juxtaposition

between the bright and dark segments in each and every image. The focus of this opus is a

succession of intricate two- dimensional silhouettes of raying light. By taking the photographs at

night, in dimly lit environments the whole series offers a rich depth of color. The entire body of

work exudes warm tonalities and each photograph is imbued with rich hues of ochre, gold and

crimson.

By representing a myriad of cast shadows Dawn K. Chase signifies a knowledge of perspective,

three-dimensional space and the symbolism behind it. The mysterious essence of the shadow has

intrigued mankind since the earliest beginnings of time and is a vital part of many belief systems

emerging throughout art history, mythology and psychology.

Dawn K. Chase is a New York based photographer. Her work has been exhibited with the HVG

arts group and the NoMa Photo Group in Manhattan. Group exhibitions include: Women in the

Heights – Perspectives at the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance gallery, Economy at the Compton-

Goethals Gallery, Vague Terrain: Manhattanville at the Compton-Goethals Gallery and If I Didn’t Have to

be Me at the Manhattan Times amongst others.

For media inquiries, please contact: Boshko Boskovic at boshko@residencyunlimited.org or 646 245 4245.

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