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.

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