Ryan Weideman (b. 1941), You Put Me on Ecstasy When You Ride Next to Me, 1982
While a picture might be worth a thousand words, images in sequence can say a whole lot more – as the latest exhibition at Bruce Silverstein in New York has set out to prove. Foregrounding consecutive images by photographers including Todd Hido, Ed Ruscha, Adger Cowans, Ryan Weideman and Francesca Woodman, the show explores “how visual sequences structure time and transform the image from a static object into an active participant in a story, building tension, resonance, and pace.” Alongside the big names, Weideman – a taxidriver-cum-photographer – is a revelation, his works comprising selfies and portraits taken in his cab over the past two decades.
