Well kids, we're in that final relaxed moment of the semester -- right after midterms and well before finals.
In three short weeks you will not have the time to shower, do laundry, eat, sleep, or perform many functions usually under the jurisdiction of your medulla oblongata.
Before you break out the Fabreeze and start spraying down your underpants, the good people of the UNM Student Photo Initiative have prepared a final moment of reprieve and clean air for you. It's called "Acutance," a showing of new work by UNM students and it's being featured at the Harwood Art Center.
The exhibit features a wide selection of photographic mediums. From 19th century photographic processes to digital output techniques to backpacks and window installations, this exhibit has a picture for any taste.
The first piece that comes into view is Yvette Gonzales's "Untitled." It shows a mannequin wearing heavy makeup, touching its own face with human hands. It somehow walks the line of both chilling and comical, light and heavy. A very appropriate centerpiece for this varied show.
Matt Brakbill's installation "Suspend Belief" consists of chromogenic prints, Morse code and a suspended railroad spike. The piece hangs almost animated against the window. Color photomontages hang individually from the ceiling. The series portrays varying characters plugged into familiar landscapes and paintings.
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Sage Paisner's "Raven and Jaza" demands attention. Though tucked away in the corner, the image consists of two young black girls sleeping in the backseat of a car with a History of African-Americans book nuzzled between them. The cute factor is an easy 10, but coupled with a fantastic angle and focus, this piece pushes well past the realm of just cute.
David Bran's "Red Dress Suite" is particularly striking set of images. The suite consists of three c-prints of a model wearing a dress. Her face is never revealed. Another fabulous trio is an untitled, c-print triptych by Margaret Evans that features a man, a woman and a baby doll chillingly portrayed without skin.
Elena Ailes's piece, a series of four photos, displays fruits and roots explored through a toned cyanotype, and pieces of moths and butterflies through gelatin silver print.
The exhibition will be shown until the Nov. 30, but there will be a reception Friday, Nov. 8, at the Harwood Art Center from 6-8 p.m. The Harwood Art Center is on the southeast corner of 7th and Mountain at 1114 7th St. NW.
