Title: Evan Kafka: Trophies & Billboard Selfies
On Exhibit: March 5th – May 5th, 2024
Reception and Artist’s Talk: 3/21 from 5-7pm in Blowers Gallery
Artist & Exhibit Info:
Photographer Evan Kafka (b. 1968) has over 25 years of commercial photography experience shooting advertising and numerous magazine covers and stories. Originally from Maryland, Evan Lived and worked in New York City most of his adult life. He moved to Asheville in 2014. Kafka has a BFA from Rochester Institute of Technology’s College of Arts and Imaging Science.
Trophies
I create portraits of live animals, ingeniously captured so that they appear as taxidermy heads. Caught in a moment of suspended animation, they express their own unique sense of personality. I try to reveal their conscience by capturing expressions we can relate to from human experience. Using lighting, backdrops, and fabric, I isolate and freeze their frenetic movements, allowing the viewer to analyze what would otherwise be instantaneous.
Billboard Selfies
I was hired by Apple to use an iPhone to photograph babies for their latest global “Shot on iPhone” campaign. The ads hit the streets of major international cities on billboards and other outdoor advertising in early February of 2024. I traveled to New York, DC and LA to document the boards, which come down on March 10th. Using a self timer and a tripod, I created images of my self in the vicinity of the ads I created.
