About this Event
Days Go By… featuring Sara Messinger and Adali Schell brings into conversation two projects that explore the fleeting moments between adolescence and adulthood.
Across opposite coasts, both photographers document this period of transition within the landscape of their respective homes—New York and Los Angeles. Messinger follows a group of teenagers through public parks and other spaces outside of school or home, where, unencumbered, they explore, experiment, and socialize. Schell diaristically documents this time in his life, focusing on the car as a space for independence, autonomy, and connection.
Though their photographs are distinct, both Messinger’s and Schell’s images are enmeshed in their own experiences. Here, the photograph becomes a means for understanding oneself, a self-portrait of sorts. Together, they build a tender reverence for the intimacy and uncertainty that comes with growing up.
Days Go By… will open to the public on Friday, October 23rd with a recption from 6-8PM at the Leica Store & Gallery Boston. Both Messinger and Schell will present at the connected Artist Talk on Saturday, October 24th from 12-2PM. The exhibition will be on view through Sunday, January 3rd.
About the Artists
Born in 1998 in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Sara Messinger studied photography at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. Since then, she has been working as a documentary photographer, developing her long-term series depicting stories that focus on gender, identity, and subcultures. In 2021, she was chosen by New York Times Magazine to document the “reawakening” of New York City after a year of strict COVID lockdowns. She lives in New York. Her website is linked here.
Adali Schell (b. 2001, Los Angeles, CA) is a photographer from Los Angeles, California. He explores themes of identity and memory through his upbringing in Southern California and family roots in rural Ohio. He has exhibited internationally at les Rencontres d’Arles, the Museum of Warsaw and Leica Gallery Los Angeles, and has been published in numerous publications, including The New Yorker, The Guardian and The New York Times. He recieved his BFA from UCLA School of Arts and Architecture. His website is linked here.
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Leica Gallery Boston, 74 Arlington St., Boston, United States
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