2025 Pratt Photo MFA Thesis Exhibitions Opening: In truth? Part One

Pratt Institute Photography Department

Please join us on Monday, April 28th, 5-8 pm at the opening reception of Pratt Photo MFA Thesis  Exhibition.  Curated by Darling Green.

Dock 72

Please join us on Monday, April 28th, 5-8 pm at the opening reception of Pratt Photo MFA Thesis Exhibition: In truth? Part OneLocation: Dock72, 3rd Floor Photo GalleryIn truth? curated by Darling Green. Opening Reception: Monday, April 28th, 5-8 pm Exhibiting Artists: <blockquote>Part One - Opening April 28 Aidan McLellan Liv Dawson Cléo Sương Mai Richez</blockquote><h3> </h3>Part Two - Opening May 5 Liv Davidson Matthew Cohn Jesse Wendelken Brooks Draven ZhaoPart Three - Opening May 12 K Bodrock Yujia Ma Ming Jin Aileen Schretzmayer In truth—it’s commonplace to say that photography and video pretend to a truth that can never be. But truth persists as a question that these media have to face, and their practitioners have to either embrace or subvert to demonstrate that they are conscious of the dilemma.In truth, the notion that photography could do justice to a specific moment, capture the veracity of an instant removed from context is a fantasy. The changing politics and value of the image in the past decades, the rise of the internet, and the prevalence of the jpeg (which now, too, seem quaint and passé), and the more recent rise of AI generated images and shortened attention spans, have pushed photography ever more towards being a tool for fiction, a true test of the relativity of perception.(...)Aidan McLellan, Liv Dawson, Cléo Sương Mai Richez come together under the sign of the question mark, the unreliability of memory, lying, the uncertainty of how a map relates to the territory it represents. In each there is a shifting of relationships over time, interpersonally and in camera. In McLellan’s intertwining narratives, the forking paths read like road film stills—curiosities perceived for an instant, but in the passing of those instants there is a development. Whether this is of the photographer himself (whose feet we glimpse momentarily), or of the figures depicted (in two instances, couples in each other’s arms) we cannot be sure. Development takes on a different tone in the work of Liv Dawson. Her immersive domestic viewing room represents an ongoing charting of her and her sister’s experiences and shared aspirations. Here, memory and closeness are recast in an idealized dream home, in which the “what could have been” becomes entangled with her retelling of what is. An act of love and dedication takes center stage, which is itself perhaps an encantation for future domestic thriving. The state of becoming is also key in Cléo Sương Mai Richez’s work—most jarringly, her proposal that you come into full personhood only by killing your parents. Richez deals in deception, a property inherent in language as exemplified by the pun lying vs. lying.--Darling Green

FINDING DOCK 72Dock72 is <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dock+72/@40.7004578,-73.9748853,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c25b4ed93a71bf:0x2a5342a42d3d082e!8m2!3d40.7004578!4d-73.972305!16s%2Fg%2F11bx89cqk8?coh=219816&entry=tts&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDgxMS4wKgBIAVAD" title="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dock+72/@40.7004578,-73.9748853,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c25b4ed93a71bf:0x2a5342a42d3d082e!8m2!3d40.7004578!4d-73.972305!16s%2Fg%2F11bx89cqk8?coh=219816&entry=tts&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDgxMS4wKgBIAVAD" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>: 1 Dock 72 Wy, Brooklyn, NY 11205 You will first use your pass to enter the Brooklyn Navy Yard at whichever gate is convenient. You can come by taxi (showing your pass to the guard to enter) but if you drive, you will need to park OUTSIDE the Navy Yard and walk in. There is NO parking at Dock 72. NOTE: While there is no on-site parking; taxi/ride share drop-off is permitted. Additionally, the building is situated next to the NYC Ferry, Citibike, and there are shuttles available on-site to and from MTA subways stops. For more info, please visit https://www.dock72.com/getting-there/ When you arrive at Dock 72, enter the Lobby and then use your pass at ELEVATOR BANK A to go straight to the Photography section, which is the SECOND elevator bank in the lobby (to the left of the lobby cafe and right in front of the security desk).At the elevator bank, select Floor 3 on the digital pad which will then indicate which elevator to take.

IMPORTANT ACCESS INFORMATIONAccess to the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Dock 72 is strictly limited to those with a visitor pass. All RSVPs will receive an email with instructions on how to obtain a Visitor QR Code Pass, which will be issued on the morning of the event.You will receive a digital QR pass from DOCK 72 Visitor Check-in (<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-pratt-fine-art-mfa-thesis-exhibition-opening-part-2-insideout-tickets-1267625825969?aff=erelexpmlt" title="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-pratt-fine-art-mfa-thesis-exhibition-opening-part-2-insideout-tickets-1267625825969?aff=erelexpmlt">noreply@ng1.angus.mrisoftware.com</a>) valid only for the event date.Please register each attendee with their email to ensure they receive their unique QR pass.NOTE: On-site parking is unavailable; however, taxi/ride share drop-offs are allowed. The building is conveniently located next to the NYC Ferry, Citibike stations, and shuttle services to/from nearby MTA subway stops. For additional details, please visit <a href="https://www.dock72.com/getting-there/" title="https://www.dock72.com/getting-there/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dock 72 Getting There</a>.

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