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Those Who Dance Exhibition at Polk Museum of Art — Lakeland, FL

Josephine Sacabo: Those Who Dance
Polk Museum of Art
800 E Palmetto St, Lakeland, FL 33801
polkmuseumofart.org

on view June 5, 2021 — October 17, 2021

Through the four recent series that form the core of the exhibition (Those Who Dance, Disquiet, Cuentos, and Le Diable au Corps), Sacabo conjures a world of mystery and mysticism in her work, excavating stories about lives lived in secret struggle or without inhibition, reviving traditional processes of photography like photogravure and tintypes, and giving much-needed voice to women of the past whose legacies still inspire and haunt the artist to this day.  – H. Alexander Rich, Executive Director and Chief Curator, Polk Museum of Art 

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Josephine Interviewed on SE Center for Photography’s BookTalk Series

We are delighted to share this interview with Josephine from the October 17 edition of BookTalk, hosted by the Southeast Center for Photography. Josephine discusses her latest publication from Luna Press, Structures of Reverie, as well as her new exhibition, THOSE WHO DANCE. A huge thank you to Michael Pannier at the SE Center for Photography for hosting, and to Fran Forman for sharing her work as well. Watch the full interview below.

Josephine Sacabo featured in Where Y’At Magazine

Josephine recently discussed her newest series, THOSE WHO DANCE, as well as her life, her love of poetry, and her path to discovering photography, with Where Y’At Magazine. Many thanks to the author Abbey Hebert for this wonderful feature!

“Sacabo finds the consolidation of her artistic ideas in literature. She explained that once an idea presents itself to her, she usually reads a line or a phrase from a book that pinpoints exactly what she was trying to get across. Once she finds this, the project has officially started. One of Sacabo’s interests is how the mediums of art communicate with one another, and this is a perfect example of that connection between poetry—her first love—and photography, her true love.”

Read the article: Abbey Hebert, Where Y’At Magazine, September 23, 2020

Structures of Reverie Recommended by The US Review of Books

Structures of Reverie was recently reviewed by the US Review of Books, where it received their coveted RECOMMENDED rating.

“Upon opening the book, the feel and fragrance are intoxicating, creating an aura of mystery and freedom from confinement …. Sacabo’s work is imbued with a translucent quality … there is no hindrance in conjuring limitless possibility.”

Read the article: Mihir Shah, The US Review of Books, June 30, 2020

Structures of Reverie Receives 2020 Eric Hoffer Honorable Mention Award

We are proud to announce that Structures of Reverie, Josephine’s latest book published by Luna Press, has received the Eric Hoffer Honorable Mention Award.

“The nexus of form and emotion merges in Sacabo’s artistic photographic plates. Page after page, black and white composite exposures achieve the mystique of charcoal drawings. A shadow falls over them, holding both our attention and the ghosts within the images in place, all while bending and evading the linearity this collection explores.”

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To learn more about the Eric Hoffer Award and see the lists of Winners and Finalists, click here.

Josephine Sacabo Featured in The Hand Magazine

We are honored that Josephine Sacabo has been chosen as the featured cover artist for Issue 27 of The Hand Magazine. The issue features a wide-ranging interview presented in a beautiful multi-page spread.

It’s always amazing for me to hear what other people see in what I do – different people’s reaction to my work. Sometimes I can hardly recognize what’s being described to me as my photographs. But the essential communication is there and that is really important to me – a connection has been made. I love that.

For more information about The Hand, click here.

Josephine Sacabo interviewed by Analog Forever Magazine

A purveyor of this historical and photo-mechanical process, she made the transition from gelatin silver prints to photogravure during the takeover of digital, which resulted in the disappearance of her favorite papers. One cannot help but be pulled in by the subtle and elegant details brought out by the photogravure process, that of which Josephine is a master.

Read the article: Michael Wilkerson, Analog Forever Magazine, October 7, 2019