Valérie Hensley Postcards from Montreal

In the Art Gallery October 9 until December 2, 2025.

Using a camera method called ‘Chris-Cross’, Valérie Hensley has evolved from her previous representational photography to a making abstract and impressionistic images – while still using a camera. The resulting images convey a feeling about the height of a building or its mass.

Describing the works in the exhibition, Valerie states; “Here are Montreal landmarks you probably know. But they are more than just bricks and mortar. People’s lives have revolved around them. Over the decades, they have seen storms and celebrations. I’ve tried to show some of the energy and motion of these objects that don’t appear to move. I hope to give you a different way of seeing something you already know.”

“I don’t take pictures. I make photographs. In this exhibit, the images were all made directly in-camera using a technique called “Chris-Cross” taught by Chris Harris. Unlike photos made by cell phones or point-and-shoot digital cameras, these photographs were shot in unprocessed (Raw) format. Some modification of texture, contrast, exposure, saturation, etc. may have been made afterwards. No photographs have been Photoshopped.”

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