Curator Anne Eder says, "Among the abstract submissions, M. Apparition’s elegant image from her series, 'A Portion of the Universe/The Bright and Hallowed Sky 2-14-17-1, stood apart, offering a glimpse into what appears to be the beating heart of the world---primal energy glowing red, neither evil nor benevolent, perhaps both---monstrous or divine, this image offers the viewer a satisfying mystery and accrued time spent engaged with it yields proportionate rewards."

M. Apparition says, "My work is about trusting what isn't yet known. Using experimental processes, the images resonate beyond my consciousness.

The viewers are invited to project their own associations onto the work, engaging in the pleasures of discovery and surrender. 
"A Portion of the Universe/The Bright and Hallowed Sky 2-14-17-1" is a unique chemically treated c-print; this is an experimental process of my own devising. It is part of a larger series. "Rogues I've Known", pts. 3 and 4 are gelatin silver prints that have been massaged into being in the optical darkroom.

"a work of art ...is always completed by the viewer and is never seen the same way by any two persons."
-David Smith

"Explanation is a killer of all wonderment"
--Felix Barrett MBE, Artistic Director, Punchdrunk Theatre Company

CV:
Solo Exhibitions

2002 
“Truth Doesn’t Make a Noise”, Col Legno, New York, NY

Selected Group Exhibitions
2018
The Abstract Image, SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC; Adam Finkelston, juror
http://www.sec4p.com/abstract-image-ss/

2017
Photography + Science, Yixian International Photography Festival; Lishui Photography Festival, China; Laura Moya, curator http://www.yixianphoto.org 
http://www.lishuiphoto.org/?v=en

Shaping Light, Studio BONG, Florence, Italy; Chiara Salvi, curator http://www.chiarasalvi.com/curating1/shaping-light

13th Annual Alternative Processes Competition, Soho Photo Gallery, New York, NY; Morgan Post, juror 
http://www.sohophoto.com/2017/10/02/upcoming-alternative-processes/

Somerville Toy Camera Festival, Somerville, MA; Michael Kirchoff, juror http://www.somervilletoycamera.org//2017-selected-artists

"Space", Littlefield, Brooklyn, NY
Hosted by Float Photo Magazine

91st Annual International Competition (semifinalist), The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA; Kelly Baum and Jennifer Farrell, jurors http://printcenter.org/91st/apparition/

Krappy Kamera Show, Soho Photo Gallery, New York, NY; Russell Joslin, juror 
http://www.sohophoto.com/2017/03/01/march-2017-exhibitions/

Float Photo Magazine, Online Exhibition "Space"
https://www.floatmagazine.us/spaceexhibition

2016
Lenscratch, The 2016 Signs of Life Exhibition
http://lenscratch.com/2016/10/the-2016-signs-of-life-exhibition/

Float Photo Magazine, Online Exhibition "Failure"
https://www.floatmagazine.us/failure-exhibition

Float Photo Magazine, Online Exhibition "Magic"
https://www.floatmagazine.us/magicexhibition

2015
8th Annual International Juried Plastic Camera Show, Rayko Photo Center, San Francisco, CA; Ann Jastrab, juror 
https://raykophotocenter.squarespace.com/2015/2015/5/13/8th-annual-international-juried-plastic-camera-show
 
2008
"Metropolis Apocalypse", Supreme Trading, Brooklyn, NY

2007
"Here Is New York: Remembering 9/11", New-York Historical Society, New York, NY

Publication

2018
Conceptual, LoosenArt, Milan, Italy (upcoming)
 
Selected Press

Mother F Stop, Nov. 2, 2017
http://motherfstop.wixsite.com/motherfstop/single-post/2017/11/02/M-Apparition

The Hand Magazine, Issue 18, October 2017
http://www.thehandmagazine.space/issue-18-purchase-and-artists-links/

Somerville Toy Camera Festival Turns Five! Elin Spring, What Will You Remember photoblog http://elinspringphotography.com/blog/somerville-toy-camera-festival-fifth-anniversary-shows/

phosmag, June 29, 2017
http://www.phosmag.com/m-apparition/

GUP Magazine, portfolio, May 23, 2017
http://www.gupmagazine.com/portfolios/m-apparition/nest-memory

GUP Magazine, Issue #53 -- Infinity
http://www.gupmagazine.com/articles/introduction-to-gup-number-53-infinity

New York Magazine, "Look Book", October 2, 2016
http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/10/the-artist-whose-hair-is-five-shades-of-blue-and-green.html

Musée Magazine, Issue 14 -- Science and Technology
https://view.joomag.com/mus%C3%A9e-magazine-issue-no-14-science-technology/0842188001469660383?short

PDN, Photo of the Day, "Plastic Fantastic", March 11, 2015
potd.pdnonline.com/2015/03/30874#gallery-7

Grant
2004 
Finalist, Buhl Foundation Grant; Vic Muñiz, Juror
 
Art Criticism
2006-09
ghostontheaisle.blogspot.com
 
Education 
1997
International Center of Photography, New York, NY
Courses in advanced black & white printing. 
1994 
The Sculpture Center, New York, NY
Courses in traditional-investment bronze casting and mould making. 
1993-94 
Fakulta Akademie Múzických Umění (FAMU), Prague, Czech Republic 
Courses in black & white photography: the large format camera, advanced darkroom technique. Participated in intensive photo workshops in Zwiesel, Germany.
1991-93 
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Courses in sculpture (emphasis on welded steel), glass casting and jewelry fabrication. 
Work may be seen at Pierogi Gallery Flat Files, New York, NY.
 
M. Apparition was born and raised, and lives and works in New York.

www.m-apparition.com

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Home for 'Monsters' including message from Anne Eder:
www.nyphotocurator.com/monsters-anne-eder

First Place: www.nyphotocurator.com/monsters-anne-eder/first-place-amy-becker/1

Second Place: www.cm-sites.icompendium.com/accounts/nyphotocurator.com/monsters-anne-eder/second-place-rachel-britton

Honorable Mentions: www.nyphotocurator.com/monsters-anne-eder/honorable-mentions-angelique-benecio-shine-huang-pato-hebert-sarah-manriquez

Online Exhibition #1: www.nyphotocurator.com/monsters-anne-eder/exhibition-1/1

Online Exhibition #2: www.nyphotocurator.com/monsters-anne-eder/exhibition-2/1

Online Exhibition #3: www.nyphotocurator.com/monsters-anne-eder/exhibition-3/1

Best Series: www.nyphotocurator.com/monsters-anne-eder/best-series-andrew-repcik

Best Abstract: www.nyphotocurator.com/monsters-anne-eder/best-abstract-m-apparition