"The Town and the City" is an ambitious project by Mark Marchesi that surveys the changing social worlds of the northeast. The large-format color prints gracefully range from studies of old grist mills, to evolving suburban landscapes, to intimate portraits of people he meets along the way. The images coalesce around recurrent themes of decay, renewal, home and family.
Traveling extensively between New York City and his home in southern Maine, Marchesi's attentions are never limited to a single feature or phenomenon. Equally comfortable making tight portraits as composing broad urbanscapes, his breadth of vision draws connections between seemingly disparate elements. On the basis of such relationships, a suggested 'whole' emerges, bringing history into the present, and placing specific individuals into otherwise anonymous architecture tableau.
This is Mark Marchesi's first solo exhibition of the work from "The Town and the City."
Opening reception on Thursday, March 6th, 6-8pm.
Show dates: March 6th - April 26.
Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Saturday, noon-6pm and by appointment