Some of Tucker Hollingsworth's works (downloaded from his official website)

American photographer Tucker Hollingsworth exhibited his conceptual forest-themed photos in the Gallery of UIC’s Learning Resource Centre between 24 and 26 March.

The exhibition became an eye-opening experience for many spectators. They marvelled at Tucker Hollingsworth’s photography which blends aesthetic liveliness and technical inquisitiveness.

According to the photographer, forests are evocative, wild and upsetting. Scenes created through the mystery of abstraction invite the viewers to look again at what they think they have already noticed, to observe what they have initially passed over.

Tucker Hollingsworth (first from right) explains the ideas of his works to Dean of the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Prof Mei-Hwa Sung (first from left), and College Librarian Mr Henry E (second from left)

He tried with long exposures and hand-held shots to moonlight or man-made lights in order to implicitly include the breathing body of the observant self in the image.

“The images convey what are becoming extended themes in my work — mystical realism, as well as the boundaries between structure and disorder, constructed versus the observed landscapes, and imaginary versus real places,” Mr Hollingsworth said.

The Photographic Exhibition was organised by the Institute of Cross-Cultural Studies and the Contemporary English Language & Literature Programme at the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Reporter: Cai Yixuan

Photographer: Cai Yixuan

Editor: Deen He

(from MPRO, with special thanks to the ELC)