Analog Forever Magazine is proud to present "To Infinity and Beyond" an online group exhibition featuring 35 photographs created with film and analog processes, curated by Crista Dix, the Executive Director of the Griffin Museum of Photography.

Crista Dix writes:

Looking towards a bright future, finding joy in chaos and mayhem, peace in a noisy world, learning something new, these are all ways looking at photographs are the best part of my day. Your submissions transport me to stories untold, visions to be framed of and places yet to be seen. The images submitted varied, ranging from earth to the stars, real to imagined, documentary to narrative, throughout the spectrum of ideas and processes, all showed love of craft.

A recurring theme that stayed with me was the use of light in all of these images, of how we illuminate the world around us. Transiting time and space, we are taken down a path that is illuminated for us, yet not providing answers so we can continue to write our own stories. In these selected images I found the moon, stars and sky alongside the grounding vision of family, of our own bodies inhabiting space or all connecting in a moment together. All sharing a collective desire to reach beyond who we are, where we are and strive for the unknown.

Thank you for sharing your dreams and visions with me and with the world.

GALLERY 

ABOUT THE CURATOR

Crista Dix (She/Her/Hers) is the Executive Director at the Griffin Museum of Photography, assuming that role in January of 2022 after two years as the Associate Director.

Before coming to the Griffin Museum in 2020 she spent fifteen years operating her own photography gallery, wall space creative, closing it in 2020 to make the move to New England and the Griffin. Having a career spanning many paths she has a background rooted in science, business and creative art. This well rounded experience provides a solid background to support the Griffin’s mission encouraging a broader understanding and appreciation of the visual, emotional and social impact of photographic art.

Her gallery, wall space, supported emerging and mid-career artists with exhibitions, talks, events and art fairs around the country. As an internationally known gallery, Crista worked with clients all over the world and represented national and international artists. In addition to wall space’s special event and exhibition schedule, it hosted a series of artist lectures, studio and community events.

Ms. Dix, wall space, and the artists who were part of its success believed in giving back, creating a charitable giving program called Life Support. In ten years Life Support worked with over 400 artists, donating over $80,000 to charitable foundations Doctors Without Borders, Direct Relief and Habitat for Humanity. Ms. Dix has written essays about photography, introducing creative artists work to a broader community. She has been a member of numerous panels and discussions on the craft of photography, juried creative competitions and has participated in major portfolio reviews across the country in cities like Houston, Portland, Los Angeles, Santa Fe and New Orleans.