My friend Paula Riff passed away recently, after having been ill with cancer for two years. Paula was a wonderful, kind, generous, and enthusiastic person, and a brilliant artist whose work pushed the boundaries of the photographic medium. I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to talk with her about that work for the show. In our conversation, Paula and I talked about what photography is to her, why she’s attracted to alternative processes, and how her work is ultimately autobiographical. Then for the second segment, we talked about the value of physical art spaces. In honor of her memory, I’m re-sharing our conversation today. Rest in peace, Paula.

(This episode was originally released on January 15, 2020. Conversation recorded December 3, 2019.)

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Show Notes:

• Paula Riff
• Paula Riff - Blue Is Not the Sky
• Building Bridges Art Exchange - “All Women Are Dangerous II”
• Center for Photographic Art - “Winter Blues, Contemporary Cyanotypes”
• Mark Rothko
• László Moholy-Nagy
• Alfred Stieglitz
• Catalyst: Interviews - Paula Riff
• Keep the Channel Open - Episode 8: Bryan Ida
• The Diffusion Tapes - Tape no. 7: Mike Sakasegawa
• The lemon video
• Paula Riff - Postcards from Russia
• Harvey Quaytman at Blum & Poe Gallery
• Constructed Mythologies: Luis González Palma
• Mike Sakasegawa - Sheets: A Love Letter

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