Frank Lloyd Wright's Westcott House, Ten Talents Network, and the Crome Architecture are partnering on the next PechaKucha Night on the occasion of "Shem Schutte: Thinking Positive, Capturing Negatives." The exhibition, curated by Ena Nearon, Executive Director at Ten Talents Network, is part of the FotoFocus Biennial.
PechaKucha Nights are informal and fun gatherings where creative people get together and share their ideas, works, thoughts, holiday snaps, etc. Anyone can present - this is the beauty of PechaKucha Nights. The idea was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. Since then it has morphed into a massive celebration with events in more than 1,200 cities around the world. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of chitchat, it rests on a simple and momentum driven presentation format: 20 images x 20 seconds.
This event is free to the public and hosted at Crome Architecture, 604 Xenia Avenue, Yellow Springs, OH 45387.
About the exhibition "Shem Schutte: Thinking Positive, Capturing Negatives."
Shem Schutte’s artistry is born from the embrace of the shadows. In his nocturnal visits to the abandoned factories, bridges, and construction sites of Springfield, OH, Schutte captures the essence of decay and immortalizes the silent narrative of abandonment. Amidst these modern ruins, artificial luminescence paints a surreal tableau.
Schutte’s use of long exposure reveals a hidden world—a time-stilled dreamscape where decay is transformed into haunting beauty and forgotten architecture echoes with the whispers of history. In this nocturnal reverie, the industrial ruins find a new life.
Curator: Ena Nearon, Executive Director at Ten Talents Network
Special Hours:
Exhibit Opening: Friday, Oct 11 6–9pm
Saturday, Oct 12 11am–4pm
Sunday, Oct 27 2–4pm
Location: Crome Architecture, 604 Xenia Ave, Yellow Springs, OH 45387
