House of Lucie Center for Photography presents “Eric Lawton: EVENT HORIZON.” There are wo events taking place in conjunction with this exhibition. The first one took place on Thursday January 17, 2019. You can catch the 2nd one on January 19, 2019, which is an opening reception and book signing from 5pm to 8pm.

Physics describes the Event Horizon as the boundary of a black hole, a one-way crossing between the universe outside and an undiscovered state within, the point of no return between one reality and another. Einstein’s theory of Special Relativity proved that different observers, in different states of motion, see different realities. The nearer one approaches the Event Horizon, the stronger the effect on space and time. Nothing – not even light – can escape its power.

This exhibition and book published by Nazraeli Press explores the nature of perception and reality. The photograph as a portal from one perception of reality to another, employing the Event Horizon as a metaphor for that passageway. A photograph can be such a passageway, where form is a place mark for other, more fundamental elements, like the movement of trees manifesting the wind. Seen in this way, a subject may be less important for what it is, or where it is, than for what it can reveal to us of its underlying, essential nature: a visual harmonic. Event Horizon seeks to explore such ideas.

Eric Lawton is a fine art photographer, writer and visual artist whose work has been exhibited and published throughout the world. His art is in numerous private, corporate and public collections including the Skirball Museum, the International Photography Museum, the New York Public Library and the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. Lawton’s portfolio Event Horizon was awarded First Prize for book projects at the Palm Springs Photography Festival in 2014 and was exhibited at the Annenberg Space for Photography. He is the recipient of numerous other awards, including The International Photography (“IPA”) Awards, American Photographic Artists, American Photo and Communication Arts’ Award of Excellence. He lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

On view: January 15 – 20, 2019

What: “Eric Lawton: EVENT HORIZON”
Where: House of Lucie at ROW DTLA, 777 S Alameda St., Building M1, Suite 140, Los Angeles, CA 90021
When:  January 19, 5-8pm;
Website: https://www.luciefoundation.org/