Rikki Reich

Last week, we were visited by Rikki Reich, a New York photographer who is currently working on getting her 9/11 show together. I loved her earlier works that she showed us; they were earthy and natural but still something more than just a picture of an abandoned building. You really got a sense for what was going on at that location, the physical surroundings and even a figurative sense to. The way she played with light really help capture the idea of the past and the present encapsulating the place- a sort of spirit over the place. And of course her 9/11 pieces were just astounding, just absolutely incredible. I don't really know what to say about it; it was just absolutely mind blowing. Each shot recorded the Towers going down but what stuck with me was this idea that she wants the pieces not to look doom and gloom, like the end of the world. Instead, she wants to bring down this spiritual force, similar to the one she felt that day.

I also though it was great that she said to just mess around, to stop thinking so much about doing art and just to do it. Experimentation is healthy.