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Haines Gallery exhibition explores nature as photographic agent

exhibition · 2026-05-09

Haines Gallery presents 'Once the Ocean Floor,' a group exhibition featuring John Chiara, Linda Connor, David Maisel, and Meghann Riepenhoff. The show foregrounds the natural world as an active force—agent, collaborator, and historian—rather than mere subject. Chiara's luminous Ilfochrome prints, made with hand-built camera obscuras, are unique positives that register conditions of time, light, and touch. The exhibition runs through [date not specified] at Haines Gallery in San Francisco.

Key facts

  • Haines Gallery presents Once the Ocean Floor
  • Group exhibition of photography
  • Features John Chiara, Linda Connor, David Maisel, Meghann Riepenhoff
  • Explores nature as active photographic agent
  • John Chiara uses hand-built camera obscuras
  • Chiara's Ilfochrome prints are unique positives
  • Exhibition at Haines Gallery in San Francisco
  • Chiara born 1971, lives and works in San Francisco

Entities

Artists

  • John Chiara
  • Linda Connor
  • David Maisel
  • Meghann Riepenhoff

Institutions

  • Haines Gallery

Locations

  • San Francisco
  • United States

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