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Join us on Saturday, October 24 at 5 pm for the book launch of “Isolated Building Studies” with David Schalliol (@metroblossom), Iker Gi (@ikergil), and Karen Irvine (@k_l_irvine). The program will take place at the MAS Context Reading Room (1564 North Damen Avenue, Suite 204, Chicago, Illinois 60622). • • • “Isolated Building Studies” is the visual confluence of David Schalliol’s interests in urban dynamism, socioeconomic inequality, and photography. By using uniform composition in photographs of Chicago buildings with no neighboring structures, he hopes to draw attention to new ways of seeing the common impact of divergent investment processes on urban communities. Isolated buildings are particularly useful for the exploration of neighborhood transformation and its social correlates because they are immediately recognized as unusual. As urban buildings, their form illustrates their connection with adjacent structures: vertical, boxy, an architecture confined by palpably limited parcels. When their neighboring buildings are missing, a tension emerges: the urban form clashes with the seemingly suburban, even rural, setting. Thoughtfully engaging the landscape requires further investigation to resolve this tension: Why is this building isolated? It is from this fundamental friction that the Isolated Building Studies launches. During this program, David Schalliol will discuss the ideas and process behind his book Isolated Building Studies (MAS Context, 2026) and will be in conversation with Iker Gil and Karen Irvine. The book includes over fifty photographs taken by David Schalliol over the last twenty years. It also includes texts by David Schalliol and Karen Irvine, Chief Curator and Deputy Director of the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago. “Isolated Building Studies” has been designed by Renata Graw and Lucas Reif of Chicago-based Normal and Iker Gil of MAS Context. • • • Link in bio. • • • #mascontext #isolatedbuildingstudies #davidschalliol #booklaunch #chicago
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We are happy to share the events of our MAS Context 2026 Fall Talks series. This series features in-person lectures from practitioners close and afar, a three-day symposium in partnership with Villa Albertine, several book launches in Chicago and abroad, two exhibitions at the MAS Context Reading Room, an artistic installation in partnership with 150 Media Stream, and the tenth edition of the Tracing / Traces series at the Art Institute of Chicago. • • • Link in bio. • • • #mascontext #events #chicago #builtenvironment
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Endless Horizons - works by FotoMatter Artist Collective is coming to the Carnegie Art Center soon! Reception on Friday, Sept. 11, 5-7pm. Show runs Sept. 11-26 120 S Broad St in Mankato, MN Just a sampling of the beautiful works that will be in the show here! @fotomatter.collective @cacmankato @melissa.borman @westmarkwingard_art @sarahsampedro @priscilla_briggs_ @christopher.selleck @phcphcphc @metroblossom #artexhibition #contemporaryphotography
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Thank you to everyone who attended the artists’ + curators’ talk yesterday for “Memory Against Forgetting; the @fotomatter.collective . We appreciate your time and presence as well as your thoughtful questions. Thank you also to all the artists who generously shared their time and their thoughts with us: @forrestwasko @arecaroe @justinallen_13 @studiobrettkallusky and @christopher.selleck . You left everyone with a lot to think about.
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Isolated Building Studies A photographic series by American sociologist and photographer David Schalliol. Started in 2006 and still ongoing, the project began with an observation of a particular urban condition in Chicago. Some buildings appeared completely alone, surrounded by empty lots where neighboring structures had once stood. Schalliol’s background in sociology shaped the project from the beginning, bringing attention to the social forces behind visible changes in the urban landscape. Each photograph follows the same strict composition, with the building centered and isolated, facing the camera with the presence of a portrait subject. Every empty lot contains a specific history. Foreclosure, long-term disinvestment, shifting property values and processes of neighborhood transformation all leave traces on the built environment. Throughout the series, David returns to one central question, why is this building isolated. The photographs can be read through a similar understanding of negative space found in Asian aesthetics, where what is absent carries meaning and becomes part of the image itself. In this work, the empty space surrounding each building reveals what has been removed over time. A viewer once described one of the buildings as a “survivor”, and Schalliol embraced the idea by imagining everything that structure might have experienced over time. The series gained new attention in 2020, when the pandemic and the murder of George Floyd intensified public discussions around inequality and the uneven distribution of protection and opportunity within American cities. David (@metroblossom), thank you for your work and for allowing me to share it here.
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Mark your calendars! We will be having a curator + artists’ talk for “Memory Against Forgetting” on Saturday, August 1, 4pm to 6pm. “Memory Against Forgetting” is a photographic group exhibition of works by FotoMatter Collective artists. The exhibition title is inspired by a quote from the Czech novelist Milan Kundera: “The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.” Kundera’s words remind us that memory is not passive. Remembering, whether personal, cultural, political, or historical, can be a form of resistance. Power often relies on erasure, silence, or the rewriting of narratives. To remember is to push back against that forgetting and to preserve identity, experience, and truth. The works included in this show span across lens-based photography, alternative process, installation, participatory work, book arts, and time-based media — a representation of the diverse practices of FotoMatter collective artists. PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Justin D. Allen, Melissa Borman, Priscilla Briggs, Peter Happel Christian, Catherine J. Davis, Shoshana Fink, Leslie Grant, Brett Kallusky, Anthony Marchetti, Laura Migliorino, Briar Pine, Areca Roe, David Schalliol, Christopher Selleck, Paul Shambroom, Xavier Tavera, Forrest Wasko, and Michelle Westmark Wingard FotoMatter is a Minnesota-based collective of artists and makers. Rooted in critique and collaboration, FotoMatter fosters a stronger, more inclusive community by uplifting its members’ creative practices. Transitioning from a critique group to a fully realized collective, FotoMatter cultivates a dynamic, accessible environment for both members and the broader public. FORM+CONTENT GALLERY Whitney Square Building 210 2nd Street North, #104 Minneapolis, MN 55401
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MAS Context is thrilled to announce the publication of “Isolated Building Studies,” a book featuring David Schalliol’s (@metroblossom) series coinciding with his group exhibition “Absence” at Liverpool’s Stable Gallery, presented by Open Eye Gallery (@openeyegallery). The exhibition, curated by Laura Harris and Maike Pötschulat, opened on June 5 and closes this Saturday, July 11. “Isolated Building Studies” is the visual confluence of David Schalliol’s interests in urban dynamism, socioeconomic inequality, and photography. By using uniform composition in photographs of Chicago buildings with no neighboring structures, he hopes to draw attention to new ways of seeing the common impact of divergent investment processes on urban communities. The book includes over fifty photographs taken by David Schalliol over the last twenty years. It also includes texts by David Schalliol and Karen Irvine (@k_l_irvine), Chief Curator and Deputy Director of the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago (@mocpchi). “Isolated Building Studies” has been designed by Renata Graw (@renatagraw) and Lucas Reif (@lucasreif) of Chicago-based Normal (@thenormalstudio) and Iker Gil (@ikergil) of MAS Context. It has been printed at Printer Trento (@printertrento) in Italy. • • • Link in bio. • • • Image: “Isolated Building Studies” book cover and spreads. © David Schalliol. • • • #mascontext #davidschalliol #karenirvine #photography #book
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“Memory Against Forgetting” is on through August 1. Come check it out! Memory Against Forgetting is a photographic group exhibition of works by FotoMatter Collective artists. The exhibition title is inspired by a quote from the Czech novelist Milan Kundera: “The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.” Kundera’s words remind us that memory is not passive. Remembering, whether personal, cultural, political, or historical, can be a form of resistance. Power often relies on erasure, silence, or the rewriting of narratives. To remember is to push back against that forgetting and to preserve identity, experience, and truth. The works included in this show span across lens-based photography, alternative process, installation, participatory work, book arts, and time-based media — a representation of the diverse practices of FotoMatter collective artists. PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:: Justin D. Allen, Melissa Borman, Priscilla Briggs, Peter Happel Christian, Catherine J. Davis, Shoshana Fink, Leslie Grant, Brett Kallusky, Anthony Marchetti, Laura Migliorino, Briar Pine, Areca Roe, David Schalliol, Christopher Selleck, Paul Shambroom, Xavier Tavera, Forrest Wasko, and Michelle Westmark Wingard FORM+CONTENT GALLERY 210 2nd Street North Minneapolis, MN 55401 Gallery Hours: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 12-6pm formandcontent@gmail.com 612-436-1151 The gallery is open Thursday to Saturday, noon to 6pm.
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Thank you to everyone who came to the opening reception for “Memory Against Forgetting: Fotomatter Collctive.” We appreciate the support and all the wonderful conversations! Exhibition Dates: Thursday, June 25, to Saturday, August 1. Gallery Hours: Thursday to Saturday, 12pm to 6pm FORM+CONTENT GALLERY 210 2nd Street North Minneapolis, MN 55401 formandcontent@gmail.com 612-436-1151
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“Memory Against Forgetting” opens today @formcontentgallery ! Check it out! ON VIEW: June 25 to August 1, 2026 OPENING RECEPTION: Sunday, June 28, 2pm-5pm Memory Against Forgetting is a photographic group exhibition of works by FotoMatter Collective artists. The exhibition title is inspired by a quote from the Czech novelist Milan Kundera: “The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.” Kundera’s words remind us that memory is not passive. Remembering, whether personal, cultural, political, or historical, can be a form of resistance. Power often relies on erasure, silence, or the rewriting of narratives. To remember is to push back against that forgetting and to preserve identity, experience, and truth. The works included in this show span across lens-based photography, alternative process, installation, participatory work, book arts, and time-based media — a representation of the diverse practices of FotoMatter collective artists. PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Justin D. Allen, Melissa Borman, Priscilla Briggs, Peter Happel Christian, Catherine J. Davis, Shoshana Fink, Leslie Grant, Brett Kallusky, Anthony Marchetti, Laura Migliorino, Briar Pine, Areca Roe, David Schalliol, Christopher Selleck, Paul Shambroom, Xavier Tavera, Forrest Wasko, and Michelle Westmark Wingard FORM+CONTENT GALLERY 210 2nd Street North Minneapolis, MN 55401 GALLERY HOURS: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays 12pm-6pm formandcontent@gmail.com 612-436-1151
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Mark your calendars! Exciting thngs are coming soon to the gallery! Announcing our next exhibition, “Memory Against Forgetting: FotoMatter Collective.” ON VIEW: June 25 to August 1, 2026 OPENING RECEPTION: Sunday, June 28, 2pm - 5pm “Memory Against Forgetting” is a group exhibition of works by FotoMatter Collective artists. The exhibition title is inspired by a quote from the Czech novelist Milan Kundera: “The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.” Kundera’s words remind us that memory is not passive. Remembering, whether personal, cultural, political, or historical, can be a form of resistance. Power often relies on erasure, silence, or the rewriting of narratives. To remember is to push back against that forgetting and to preserve identity, experience, and truth. The works included in this show span across lens-based photography, alternative process, installation, participatory work, book arts, and time-based media — a representation of the diverse practices of FotoMatter collective artists. EXHIBITING ARTISTS: Justin D. Allen, Melissa Borman, Priscilla Briggs, Peter Happel Christian, Catherine J. Davis, Shoshana Fink, Leslie Grant, Brett Kallusky, Anthony Marchetti, Laura Migliorino, Briar Pine, Areca Roe, David Schalliol, Christopher Selleck, Paul Shambroom, Xavier Tavera, Forrest Wasko, and Michelle Westmark Wingard IMAGE: FC2, by @briarmpine FotoMatter is a Minnesota-based collective of artists and makers. Rooted in critique and collaboration, FotoMatter fosters a stronger, more inclusive community by uplifting its members’ creative practices. Transitioning from a critique group to a fully realized collective, FotoMatter cultivates a dynamic, accessible environment for both members and the broader public. GALLERY HOURS: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 12pm to 6pm Form + Content Gallery 210 2nd St, #104 Minneapolis, MN 55401
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Join me today for the opening reception of "Absence" at Stable Gallery in partnership with @openeyegallery in Liverpool from 6-8pm. Stable Gallery, in partnership with @openeyegallery , is delighted to launch a new group exhibition, curated by sociologists Laura Harris and Maike Pötschulat. "Absence" brings together the photography of seven visual sociologists, alongside finalists from an open call for photography of absences in the Liverpool City Region. TI'm excited to be showing alongside: Setareh Kazemi @setarkazemi Terence Heng @_terenceheng_ Manal Massalha @manal.massalha David Schalliol @metroblossom Paweł Starzec @pestarzec Gesche Würfel @gewuerfel Kyler Zeleny @kylerzeleny @foundpolaroids Funded by the British Academy’s BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants Programme and Liverpool John Moores University’s FSC Research Development Fund, the exhibition also includes a series of public events including curatorial tours and panel discussions. With support from: The British Academy, Liverpool John Moores University, Open Eye Gallery, Stable Gallery, University of Southampton.
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