From Nothing to Something to Something Else
Brayden Kowalczuk & David Christensen
In conjunction with Exposure Photography Festival, February 2025
Opening Reception, Thurs Feb 13, 6-9pm, please register
Talks & Workshops too! Check out our events page!
This immersive exhibition explores the intersections of tradition and innovation in photography, weaving together themes of masculinity, portraiture, architecture, and the recontextualization of archives. As part of their month-long residency at Sparrow Arts, Brayden Kowalczuk and David Christensen take viewers on a visual journey from the raw materials of photography through to their transformation into refined, fully realized works. From the tangible craft of analogue processes, including their exploration of the intricate art of photogravure, to the conceptual reimagining of archives and identity, the show is a study in transformation, where photography moves from nothing, to something, to something else—constantly evolving and reframing itself in new contexts.
Brayden Kowalczuk
Brayden Kowalczuk (b. 1992) is an art photographer whose work focuses on the relationship between people and place.
Working in a documentary style, his projects delve into themes such as boyhood, hyper-masculinity, loners, and parental relationships.
David Christensen
David Christensen’s current projects investigate the interplay of environment, archive, and recollection, through diverse techniques spanning repurposed digital and analogue imagery, darkroom manipulation, and photographs reminiscent of classic documentary styles. His photographs have been exhibited at the Medium Photographic Festival in San Diego, the International Print Competition at the Print
Center in Philadelphia, as well as in group shows in Minnesota, New Orleans, and Toronto. A film director and producer in documentary, drama, and animation, David’s productions as producer have been nominated for two Oscars and an Emmy, have won the FWA Site of the Year, and have been nominated and awarded at the Canadian Screen Awards. His films have played at major festivals around the world including the IDFA, the Locarno Film Festival, the opening film at New York's MoMA's Documentary Fortnight, as well as the Hot Docs Documentary Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival.
