Untitled (Bethlehem) by Fall 2006 Hot Shot Victoria Rich

Victoria Rich
Currently residing in: Brooklyn, NY

Website: http://www.victoriarich.com/

Work Statement:
I started taking pictures in college after planning on being a graphic designer. Up to that point, the (non-graphic design) work I was making was incredibly detailed drawings of interior spaces and objects. I eventually realized my drawings were more like photographs I wanted to make and learned photography. My design skills are intact but my drawing skills have devolved greatly.

My current photographic work explores un-peopled landscapes and interiors, using history and remnants as a way to convey a present reality. The subjects I am interested in, ranging from highly personal landmarks to culturally significant landscapes, are treated with the same approach. Some of the images demonstrate a kind of unconscious registering and recording of the irrelevant or overlooked details that can often portray more about a space than a direct representation. For example, when at a location like Niagara Falls, I am more drawn to a little shed at the water's edge than the spectacle of the view.

Influences: Eggleston, Robert Polidori, Paul Seawright. Vija Celmins. Painters such as Vuillard, Bonnard.

Bio:
Born in Lackawanna, NY, outside of Buffalo.

BFA SUNY Purchase, 1993. University of Ulster in Belfast Northern Ireland, 1996-7. MFA Hunter College, 2001.

Recently began teaching at ICP. Published in American Photography Annuals (2001, 2002, 2005, 2006)

A few recent shows from this year include: Far From Home, Brooklyn Artists Gym, ICP Faculty Exhibition, International Center of Photography, The Spaces In Between, Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY.