On View in the Members’ Gallery
January 16 – February 20, 2026
Gallery Hours: Wed-Fri (1-4PM) & Sat (10AM-1PM)
>> Opening Reception: Friday, January 16 (5:30-7:00PM) <<
About the Show: “Tempo: Adagio”
This collection marks time slowly, both in the subject and in the making. Each piece speaks to moments where time slows down, where days are lost to exploration, where I want the journey to take as much time as possible before arriving at the destination.
With my work, I engage with the world from behind a camera and create work through a combination of analog and digital processes. But eventually the images emerge physically by adding light into the darkness causing the emulsion to chemically react… creating unique, one-of-a-kind final prints.
This work also speaks to the times where quiet places within us unfold seeking light. I am often alone during these moments, but occasionally a person comes along that is capable of shining their own light into these hidden, inner places. Through this they bring something that lives within me out into the world for just a few moments before tucking it safely back inside. In these shared moments, encouragement and inspiration thrive. In these moments we make music, Tempo: Adagio.
About Erica
Growing up in a creative and musical household, I focused on classical violin from a very young age. In college, I studied photography and filmmaking which resulted in the creation of several small businesses over the years. I now teach photographic and film-based storytelling to business students at Clemson University in the Department of Graphic Communications. In the past few years, I have been exploring the intersection of light, chemistry, and art through analog photographic techniques, mixed media, and printing images on non-paper substrates such as mirror, glass, tile, metal, and wood. I have shown work at the Anderson Arts Center, Clemson University, Hobcaw Barony, and BRAC and recently completed a year-long fellowship with the The Belle W. Baruch Foundation.
Also featured in this show is work from students who have enrolled in the research-based, analog photography course. For this class, each student chooses an analog process and learns it from start to finish. They begin by developing supply lists and understanding proper chemical handling and disposal. Then they explore the work of those who developed the process originally and of modern practitioners. Darkroom work begins with a series of tests to understand the interaction between chemistry, paper, and the subject of each image within their chosen process. The semester culminates in a collective display showing everything from their tests to the final pieces they have created. Although each student is working individually, we also work as a collective to overcome challenges and create work together across each different process. Featured pieces include work by Anna Moore, Nicholas King, Lucy Starnes, Alexis Bono, Aidan Jurey, and Chris DeYoung. This part of the exhibition was curated by Anna Moore.
