TCF Ep. 570 - Michael Sherwin

The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ibarionex R. Perello

Cameras, Art, Photoshop, Visual Arts, Career, Interviews, Photographers, Arts, Photography, Photo, Digital

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🗓️ 5 October 2021

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Michael Sherwin is an artist currently based in the Appalachian mountains of northern West Virginia. From an early age, he found inspiration in the phenomena of the physical world and has spent most of this life exploring and seeking wild places, including nine years in the American West. Using the mediums of photography, video, and installation, his work reflects on the experience of observing nature through the lenses of science and popular culture. He has won numerous grants and awards for his work and has exhibited widely, including recent shows at the Clay Center for Arts and Sciences in Charleston, WV, Huntington Museum of Art in Huntington, WV, Morris Museum of Art in Augusta, GA, CEPA Gallery in Buffalo, NY and the Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center in Atlanta, GA. Reviews and features of his work have been publicized in The Washington Post, BuzzFeed News, Art Papers Magazine, Oxford American Magazine, Prism Magazine, Medium’s Vantage, and National Public Radio. He has lectured extensively about his work at numerous universities and conferences across the nation. Sherwin earned an MFA from the University of Oregon in 2004, and a BFA from The Ohio State University in 1999. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Art in the School of Art and Design at West Virginia University. He is also an active and participating member of the Society for Photographic Education and the lead instructor for WVU's Jackson Hole Photography Workshop. Websites Sponsors Charcoal Book Club Lensrentals.com Curious Society Education Resources: Momenta Photographic Workshops Candid Frame Resources Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Support the work we do at The Candid Frame by contributing to our Patreon effort. You can do this by visiting or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can also provide a one-time donation via . You can follow Ibarionex on and .

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1:22.0	We who live in the Western world often think of land and property in terms of capitalism and wealth, or the lack of it.
1:30.3	But land can't and is also about heritage, legacy, family, and spirituality.
1:37.3	In spite of the many atrocities that Native Americans have suffered from, they continue to recognize and honor such spaces, even when it's
1:45.8	surrounded by modernity and the very culture that sought to erase them. Michael Sherwin has used
1:52.8	his camera to photograph indigenous sacred landforms, archaeological sites, and disputed battlegrounds.
1:59.2	What began as a personal curiosity turned into a long-term
2:04.1	personal project that is as much about an exploration of his own personal place in history
2:10.2	as it is about his creativity. This is Ibarianx and welcome back to the Candid Fram.
2:26.1	If you love photojournalism and documentary photography, do yourself a favor. Check out the Curia Society.
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