Steve Pyke - Revisited
In his memorable photographic series “Acts of Memory I-X,” Pyke has explored his visual history in ten large tableaus.
Each tableau is a tapestry of images assembled from Steve’s contact sheets and snaps, photographic snippets of what he has seen and experienced in his life and work. The individual collages, chronologically arranged, reflect the spirit of a certain period—tableau I, for example, mirrors the punky exuberance of 1977-1982. With each progressive Roman numeral, time passes, and the overall mood changes ever so slightly; the tableaus become subtly darker, and a bit of sadness creeps in. The subjects are older, and so is the photographer. As a whole, they reflect changing times and attitudes of the past three decades.
