The second edition of "Fields of Vision" turns its gaze toward the shifting practices of contemporary photography in Central Illinois.
"Blurred Horizons" asks how artists today are reframing familiar terrains and narratives while remaining in dialogue with the region’s deep visual and cultural histories.
This exhibition presents contemporary voices working from inside the place—whether geographically, emotionally, or conceptually—to engage with its evolving realities. In doing so, we ask: What new focal points emerge when we blur the edges between past and present, fact and fiction, documentation and imagination? How do shifting tools and technologies shape not only what we see, but how we see—and who gets to speak?
The selected artists test the limits of what constitutes a photographic practice—through digital manipulation, moving image, archival intervention, artificial intelligence remixing, and hybrid forms—while remaining rooted in the landscapes, communities, and visual cultures of Central Illinois. Their work reveals overlooked perspectives, challenges inherited tropes, and complicates established visual grammars of the Midwest.
Featuring work from Ciel Baptiste, Sangram Biswas, Nicol Brooke, Claire Daly, Lyndsey Groth, Phillip Kalantzis Cope, Zia Kimberley, Charlotte Moore, George Mois, Nathan Pearce, Ryan Searl, and Jeff Smudde.
The exhibition will also include a curated selection of zines and prints from artists featured in last year’s Fields of Vision show, published by Immaterial Books.
Join us for the Opening Reception and Artist Talks at 7 PM—an evening of photography, books, and conversation. Together, we’re building a gathering place for the region’s photography community—one that fosters connection, experimentation, and exchange.
https://www.immaterialgallery.org/blurred-horizons
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