A sampling of the photographers presented in “Myth, Magic and Mystery,” includes Thomas Kelly’s photographs of the Sadhus from India. They have given up a world of material wealth for one of spiritual wealth. Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher document the ceremonies of African Voodoo priests who act as catalysts to link the spiritual worlds. They also photograph the world of the Shamans and Dinka cattle hearders who remain very connected to the world of animism. Jamie Baldridge in contrast, constructs imaginary contemporary worlds as mental and psychological conundrums. They highlight the absurdity of the human condition. Dovetailed to this are the very painterly, yet mythical based photographs of Dianne Blell. She painstakingly recreates the great Indian love stories of Radha and Krishna and uses the vehicle of 17th century Mogul miniature paintings as models for her work. Counterpart to this human love - is the love and connection to the environment in the photographs of Amazonian Indians that Javier Silva-Meinel captures. The natives’ connection to fish, trees and jungle is deep, profound and essential.
