A space dedicated to the exhibition and teaching of all photographic processes.
This Month in the Gallery
Thomas Detlefsen: Scenes From the Unseen
Opening Reception: April 5 | 6-9pm
Sunday, April 14th, 21st, & 28th from 12pm-4pm
Don’t miss our First Friday April Show on April 5th featuring one of our newest co-op members, Thomas Detlefsen! We are so excited to have Thomas become a member of Link Gallery and be exhibiting his work in his first solo exhibition.
Photographer’s Statement
I like nature. Its vibrant landscapes and soothing scenery calm me, and the peace of mind that it provides allows me to focus on utilizing photography to experiment and show off its beauty in unique ways, both with what we can see and what we cannot see.
The series of photographs presented here were shot during the Spring and Fall of last year in parts of Nebraska and Iowa. They depict scenes from local lakes and ponds to rural countryside, recreational campgrounds to canyons and state parks, and manicured gardens to wildlife refuges. I shot with both 35mm and 120 formats on black and white film, however, the film stocks that I used have an extended range sensitivity in the light spectrum that allows it to capture a wavelength of light that we can’t see with our eyes. Infrared light.
To see this wavelength of light, a lens filter is required that blocks out all other wavelengths of light up to where the infrared range begins. What this results in is the ability to peak into another side of nature that otherwise lies dormant because we never knew it was there. The vibrant landscapes give themselves willingly to this light and what we get in return are scenes of ethereal beauty that present themselves as if from a fantasy. The infrared light exposes foliage to appear bright white with glowing highlights while areas of sky can go intensely dark creating a vast range in contrast. Along with the motion blur, created due to the long exposure time required from the filter, and the shift in focus, that is created when switching to infrared vision, these photographs lend to more of a pictorialism point of view.
My work here aims to take ordinary scenes from nature that we’re used to seeing and lets us quite literally look at light through a different lens, allowing the unseen to become seen using the infrared spectrum, which is why I’ve entitled this body of work, “Scenes from the Unseen Spectrum”.
-Thomas Detlefsen
Don’t Miss Our Common Space Gallery Artist!
The main floor CommonSpace Gallery will feature work by Elisa Dier throughout April.
Check out our calendar for general public openings and the latest happenings at Link Gallery + Workshop, or view work from past exhibitions.
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Link Gallery + Workshop is a vibrant co-op
In 2020, Link Gallery & Workshop became a 10-member cooperative space whose members had a common passion for photography as art. The purpose is to provide these artists with a photography gallery, studio, and darkroom space as a way to continue their personal and professional growth.
“There is one thing the photo must contain – the humanity of the moment.”
— Robert Frank
We also make tintype portraits!
The wet plate collodion process was invented in 1851 and quickly became the first commercially successful photographic process. Today, husband and wife team, Adam and Anne Dienst-Scott, continue using this historical photographic process through their tintype portrait studio at Link Gallery + Workshop. What they produce are beautiful, one-of-a-kind portraits rendered in pure metallic silver on a metal plate. Can’t make it to the studio? They also have a mobile setup and can bring the process to you.
