Mandy Kendall: Stereo Photography at Tissue Farm
Pittsburgh photographer Mandy Kendall brings 3D stereo photography to Tissue Farm in Confluence, June 11 to July 27, with an opening reception June 13.
Tissue Farm’s summer exhibition asks visitors to put on a pair of 3D glasses and step inside the picture.
“Mandy Kendall: Stereo Photography” runs from June 11 through July 27 at the gallery at 446 Latrobe Avenue in Confluence. An opening reception with the artist is set for Saturday, June 13, from 5 to 8 p.m. Admission is free, the glasses are provided, and the espresso shop will be open.
Kendall is a Pittsburgh-based photographer and educator who has spent more than 20 years working in historical and experimental processes that blend history, science and art. Her stereo images borrow a trick from the 1800s, when families gathered around a parlor viewer to see faraway places rendered in startling depth. Kendall points that same idea at Pennsylvania’s own landscapes and landmarks.
The show pulls together two bodies of work. “Natural Immersion” brings the state’s forests and waterways close enough to touch. “Through the Ruins: Discovering the Depths of Kinzua” turns to the Kinzua Bridge, the railroad viaduct toppled by a tornado in 2003 and later rebuilt as a skywalk. In her hands, the twisted steel becomes something you can nearly walk into.
You can see more of Kendall’s work at mkendallphotography.com.
The gallery is free to wander any time during the run. But the opening is the one to catch. That is when the artist will be there to talk about how she does it, and how a parlor trick from your great-great-grandparents’ day still holds up.