The Starck Chair Project

002 houston article

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Dean's

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The last one.

Reviews

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Check out the article by Paul on theloopscoop.

Opening reception January 9th

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Just a reminder... tomorrow, Saturday January 9th, is the Starck Chair Project opening reception at Dean's Montrose, 315 Fairview, Houston, Texas. Hope to see you all there!

Press

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Check us out on Artshound and theloopscoop!

From the Houston Press

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The official poster

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On display January 9th in Houston, Texas

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It's happening very soon! Come check out our photographs @ Dean's Montrose, January 9th, 8pm.

Digital

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Chez Alaska

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Elvis

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Galveston

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So, why are we missing in the South Blvd. shot? What happened?!?

Allen's Landing

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Hermann Park

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South Boulevard

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The original, sadly.

With levels adjusted.

The latest

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More images are in the making, including a couple night shots around town as well as Galveston. We hope to wrap up the project this summer and seriously begin printing in the fall!

Dear Mr. Starck

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Still waiting to hear back from him...

In between

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Type 55 proofs

Loading sheet film.

Old Friends/Bookends

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Old friends, old friends,
Sat on their parkbench like bookends
A newspaper blown through the grass
Falls on the round toes
of the high shoes of the old friends

Old friends, winter companions, the old men
Lost in their overcoats, waiting for the sunset
The sounds of the city sifting through trees
Settle like dust on the shoulders of the old friends.

Can you imagine us years from today,
Sharing a parkbench quietly
How terribly strange to be seventy

Old friends, memory brushes the same years,
Silently sharing the same fears

Time it was
and what a
time it was
it was
A time of innocence
a time of confidences.

Long ago
it must be
I have a photograph
preserve your memories
they're all that's left you.

-Paul Simon

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I love almost all of the photos, but the black and white shot on the water is absolutely gorgeous, the contrast, the light, the reflections, the scenery... perfect. I also really like the one by Jones Hall for its stillness and the one in front of the tall building with all the windows.
-Nick

Poison Girl II

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Poison Girl

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Jones Hall

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Menil Park II

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Menil Park

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Chase Tower II

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The security guard greeted us rather unpleasantly...

Seriously, do we look like commercial photographers?

Chase Tower

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Jason's

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hey cupcake!

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Barton Springs

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The project

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Texas has become our playground for this ongoing photography project. We go wherever the wind takes us - or however far we are willing to lug around three designer chairs and one hell of an apparatus, the large-format camera.

We mostly focus on our home towns, Houston and Austin, capturing a mix of landmarks: bars, parks, scenic spots, friends' homes, restaurants...

Some images are well thought-out, others aren't. In the end, we find the process is what truly makes it all worthwhile. What happens until the sheet film is developed (often months later) defines the Starck Chair Project. The final product, these scanned photographs shown here, is a simple reminder, a memory of a never-ending learning experience.

Shit Happens

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A dog decided to dry-off near our camera equipment, hence the facial expressions.

Three chairs, one very large camera.

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