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Not all of Katzman's insect images are printed on 60-inch paper. For example, his African Millipede series featured on the cover (yes, they are alive) were printed on Hahnemuhle's William Turner 310gsm 35x46.75-inch sheets, because of its ability to reproduce rich blacks on a unique texture not available anywhere else in the industry. It will be on exhibition at the Florida Museum of National History from 2010-2011.
"Free At Last?" The second of Steven Katzman's latest projects is entitled: Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard, a series of mural-size photographs taken across the US at intersections that bear witness his name. Locations include Sarasota's Newtown Community—a historic, predominantly African American neighborhood. Many of the images shot here will startle the viewer with their razor-sharp clarity, but there is always the challenge to look deeper, to think about both subject and artist.
As the pivotal icon of the American civil rights movement, King redefined our nation's consciousness during the tumultuous 60's. With haunting detail, these magnificent images allow the viewer to become a part of this captured reality and draw his own conclusion as to whether or not we are truly..."free at last!"
Like the insect project, Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard is also made up of panoramas. But unlike the insects, Katzman's camera is positioned on a panoramic head that pivots around the lens' exit point. As life goes by, he literally records what passes in front of his lens. Because of the digital paradigm shift of pixel editing and interpretation, Steven adds individual layers or slices of life that contribute to the finished panorama, capturing multiple moments in one photograph. For this project, Katzman chose 60-inch Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta with a subtle texture that enhanced the final interpretation.
Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard was recently exhibited at the Art Center Sarasota's 5th Annual Florida Photography exhibition. It will be shown again at the Frost Museum, Miami, FL in 2010 and then travel to selected museums throughout the US.
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