Pinhole Ya Ya: David Armentor, Seth Boonchai, Heather Oelklaus
November 14 – December 6, 2015
Opening: Saturday, Nov 14, 6-9pm
Exhibition Walk Through and Demonstration: Saturday, Dec 5, 12:30-2:00pm

‘Pinhole Ya Ya’ is an interactive show between three artists that explores the process of photography on a basic level through images rendered from lensless cameras.

Using a walking pinhole camera which is on display at the gallery, David Armentor creates formal portraits of PhotoNOLA Volunteers to showcase the aesthetics and possibilities of the camera obscura technique in terms of formal portraiture.

With the mindset of “in this realm the camera is as much a part of the art as the image it produces,” Heather Oelklaus features selections from her eccentric homemade/toy pinhole camera collection. Each camera will be paired with an image she created using the tool.

Seth Boonchai explores the distinctive characteristics of lensless photography using a video approach. The video explores Seth’s childhood immersed in the culture of the deep South intertwined with a Thai Buddhist upbringing.