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Exhibition

Presented by BFA Photography and Video

First-Year Foundation Show

March 31 - April 18, 2025
This black-and-white photograph captures a serene yet haunting urban scene enveloped in heavy fog. Tall, slender palm trees stretch toward the sky, their leaves softly blurred by the mist. A modern high-rise building looms in the background, its sharp edges softened by the fog, giving it a ghostly, ethereal quality. In the foreground, a person dressed in dark clothing stands on a grassy hill, holding a leash as their dog joyfully runs ahead. The contrast between the dark figure and the bright fog emphasizes their isolation within the scene. Further up the hill, a small figure in white appears, adding a sense of mystery and scale. The interplay of light, shadow, and fog creates a quiet, dreamlike atmosphere, inviting viewers to contemplate the relationship between urban life and nature, as well as the solitude found within bustling environments. The Light passes through the street
Credit: Zihan Zhuang
Credit: Sicong Wu

BFA Photography and Video

214 East 21st Street, New York, NY 10010

Reception

Mon, Apr 14; 3:00 - 5:00pm

BFA Photography and Video presents an exhibition of artwork by first-year students in-person and online.


The exhibition is juried by Michael Famighetti, editor in chief for Aperture. First and second place winners will be announced at the opening reception.

Two people kissing in front of a brick wall

Alexander Poe

White plastic sheets flutter from winter-bare tree trunks; branches appear to sprout from the building behind.

Anyi Wang

A gestural branch on snow.

Grace Kim

Close-up image of a rusted chain, with an out of focus chain in the background.

Haley Nestved

A girl‘s portrait in a bluff park

Hao Christie Yao

Picture of a blonde girl in the lower right corner, looking away, with black background

Isabel Coppola

A female figure wrapped in gauze bandage, both covering completely her face and chest. The figure appears to be leaing on the side of the wall, draping her hand on the wall as it lazily falls down the image.

J Sotello

A red grid-like structure next to teal and green vertical panels.

Jingwen Luo

While the yellow flowers may have rich golden hues or brighter, sunnier tones, and the hot red standing out the, purple flourishes may be deep violet or gentle lavender. When combined, they produce a beautiful yet surprising sight that creates emotions of joy and peace.

Joakima John

A cityscape view of a mix of modern and historic buildings with rich and colorful tones.

Josh Chen

The blank spaces and textural background and the blurred moving subject are expressed through the soft grayscale of mat paper.

Junyan Ou

how strange is it to be anything at all

Kai Whalen

3 people in the top of a lighthouse

Lily Forte

Silver Gelatin Print of a woman surprised by a ghostly face with no eyes behind her curtain.

Meghan Barlow

Double exposure black and white image. First image is the backs of two people (shoulders and up) centered at the bottom of the frame, looking over the still water which fills the rest of the frame. The image layered on top is of the roof of a church where it comes to a point and a cross sits above it. This is centered in between the two figures with overlapping over the shoulders.

Ryder Gilgen

a woman wearing black lays down, her hair in her face

Savannah Liu

The Light passes through the street

Sicong Wu

the eye to see, the eyes to discover

Tianyi Lin

A slow motion shot for the tree and the buildings

Tianyue Feng

A Photo

Tianze Li

A balloon and its shadow rest on a pedestrian crossing, while a leashed dog walks away, casting its own elongated shadow.

Ue Zeng

Portrait of my baby sister I took on her birthday

Victoria Andrews

Double exposure black and white image depicting two people sitting inside each other, with their heads leaned away from one another.

Weston Lee Andrews

A self portrait of the bottom half of the photographer's body; where the camera (out of frame) is pointed at a mirror as a strobe light simultaneously hits it, creating irregular light patches on the body and reflecting an arch way in the background.

Will Linzy IV

Long-exposure at night

Xinchen Song

In the winter of New York, everything seems to slow down. The brick walls, benches, and lingering snow in the background add a touch of urban chill to the scene, yet they cannot mask the warmth of familial love. On the quiet streets, it feels as if only their story remains, gently pulling time forward.

Xinyue Wang

A woman shows off her elegant body frame.

Yi Tang

Image taken during a Palestine protest, a man was holding an American flag in his hand.

Yicheng Weng

Ice and dead branches

Yuyang Xue

This black-and-white photograph captures a serene yet haunting urban scene enveloped in heavy fog. Tall, slender palm trees stretch toward the sky, their leaves softly blurred by the mist. A modern high-rise building looms in the background, its sharp edges softened by the fog, giving it a ghostly, ethereal quality. In the foreground, a person dressed in dark clothing stands on a grassy hill, holding a leash as their dog joyfully runs ahead. The contrast between the dark figure and the bright fog emphasizes their isolation within the scene. Further up the hill, a small figure in white appears, adding a sense of mystery and scale. The interplay of light, shadow, and fog creates a quiet, dreamlike atmosphere, inviting viewers to contemplate the relationship between urban life and nature, as well as the solitude found within bustling environments.

Zihan Zhuang

This is a behind-the-scenes makeup photo

Zimo Han

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