Bloomington, Indiana. Since the invention of photography, the camera has been turned towards loved ones to document birthdays, vacations, graduations, and other significant events.
For each of the couples included in this exhibition, however,photography is not a method of simply recording events but a means of exploring their partnership through the creation of art.
While the photographs serve as documents of a couple’s life together, they also reveal the trust and respect that each partner has for the other.
A Place Aside, organized by guest curator Garrett Hansen, features images from nine contemporary photographers working in the United States, China, Brazil, and Japan:
Jeff Moerchen, Alexis Culver, Audim Culver, Gustavo Gomes, Yuhki Touyama, Fabien Seguin, Julie Barnofski, Garrett Hansen, and Tanya Bezreh.

Opening reception: Friday, September 28, 5-7 pm, The Kinsey Institute, Morrison Hall.
This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.
Lecture: Closer: Weston, Callahan, and Cameron Photograph their Partners Friday, September 28, 12:15.1 pm, Indiana University Art Museum.
Garrett Hansen, photographer and guest curator of A Place Aside, will discuss the role of relationships in the work of three photographers represented in the IU Art Museum’s collection and their influence on his own work.
Prints by Edward Weston, Harry Callahan, and Julia Margaret Cameron are included in Intimate Models: Photographs of Husbands, Wives, and Lovers, on view at the IU Art Museum from September 11. December 31, 2012.
Garrett Hansen’s photographs of his wife, Ellen, are included in A Place Aside.

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