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Blind Photographer Wins "Exposure"

Alison Levy

Pete Eckert from Sacramento has been legally blind for twenty years. When he began to lose his sight, he reinterpretted his photography using sound, touch and memory. His new work appears as a combination of photography and painting with light.  As an intriguing investigation with an indecipherable process, he creates a visceral visual experience which won, "Exposure," the most recent photography contest by Artists Wanted. Eckert's original story and images beat hundreds of submissions from fourteen countries for a solo show at Leo Kesting gallery in Manhattan.

The newly minted gallery opened up this venue in the downtown meat-packing district only eight months ago. The gallery collaborated with Artists Wanted, the newest conception from 3rd Ward founders (Bushwick artist facilities and The Danger Party hosts). Artists Wanted's mission is to cushion brilliant and cool artists vying for professional art world attention.

The exhibition is already closed but images can be seen on the Arists Wanted website.

8-19-08

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It was weird for me to have

Submitted by Valerie Gormley on Tue, 08/19/2008 - 10:13.
It was weird for me to have read this because just the other day I was looking at some photos and I thought to myself, "I wonder what photos would look like if they were taken by a blind photographer." Congrats to Pete Eckert. I looked at some of his photos and they are really amazing.

WoW!

Submitted by wanderlust on Tue, 08/19/2008 - 10:46.
His work is simply amazing. It really dissects the way sighted people see things and deconstructs it, seeming to bring forth even more light by amplifying, might I say, the sixth sense. wanderlust