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In Connell’s contemporary interpretation, photographing her partner in a similar pose, the roles of Wilson and Weston are intertwined with their own. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePictures of Charis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e explores the dynamics of photographer-to-sitter relationships and serves at once as an homage to Charis Wilson and a backdrop to raise questions about gender, sexuality, and relationships in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eProceeds from the sale of this print directly support the artist and Aperture's nonprofit publishing, educational and public programs. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aperture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42514159566982,"sku":"LB166","price":630.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0585\/5399\/1302\/files\/Aperture-LB166-1_b34a59eb-a1e1-4554-8c7b-7eb165060af6.jpg?v=1763776619"},{"product_id":"austin-2020","title":"Arielle Bobb-Willis: Austin, 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eAperture is pleased to release this limited-edition print by Arielle Bobb-Willis on the occasion of the publication of the artist’s first monograph, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aperture.org\/books\/arielle-bobb-willis-keep-the-kid-alive\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eKeep the Kid Alive\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (2024).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExemplary of Bobb-Willis’s work, \u003cem\u003eAustin\u003c\/em\u003e (2020) is a vivid statement about color, gesture, and style. \u003cem\u003eKeep\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003e the Kid Alive\u003c\/i\u003e invites audiences into a brightly imaginative world, filled with dynamic colors, gestures, and unusual poses of the artist’s own creation. 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In an essay by Jesse Dorris for the spring issue of \u003cem\u003eAperture\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, “Photography \u0026amp; Painting,” Darjes reflects on that time: “I was sitting in the garden one day, just thinking, ‘What’s next?’” she recalls. “Then I saw a squirrel jump onto our garden table, and I thought, ‘I wonder if I can recreate that.’” Despite her early passion for photojournalism, Darjes has long been seduced by the dramatic artifice of the Dutch \u003cem\u003evanitas\u003c\/em\u003e tradition. “I struggled, because I was always interested by still life, but it’s made up—arranged,” she says.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis photograph is part of the series \u003cem\u003ePlates I–XXXI\u003c\/em\u003e, the imaginative outcome of her first encounter with that neighborly squirrel. Inspired by that moment, she began orchestrating picnics and luncheons on tables in gardens of friends and family. She leaves behind delicate remnants of these meals, subtly coaxing future guests. Their movements, in turn, trigger the camera, which has been left in place for hours or even days. The result is a fairytale-like scene featuring a coal tit whose presence serves as a quiet testament to the space where the natural world and the human world gracefully intersect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe proceeds from the sale of this limited-edition print and book set directly supports the artist and Aperture’s nonprofit publishing, educational, and public programs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aperture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42514161500294,"sku":"LM064","price":490.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0585\/5399\/1302\/files\/Aperture-LM064-1_51d3fd49-19ec-48a2-939f-f92231414507.jpg?v=1763776663"}],"url":"https:\/\/store.aperture.org\/collections\/memorial-day-sale-prints.oembed","provider":"Aperture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}