Noah Kalina
Noah Kalina (born July 4, 1980) is an American art photographer. Much of Kalina's work focuses on the passage of time including his well-known project Everyday which shows the aging of a human.[1][2] His photographs have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Monocle, Businessweek, Nylon, Esquire, Le Monde, and Interview, among others.
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Born | Noah Kalina July 4, 1980 Huntington, NY, U.S. |
Education | School of Visual Arts |
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Notable work | Everyday |
Website | noahkalina |
Life
Born in Huntington, New York, on July 4, 1980,[3] Kalina attended Harborfields High School. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts. For years he was based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn[4] but Kalina now works from a studio in Lumberland, New York.[5][6] Kalina has created a number of widely exhibited photographs, generally working in medium format, using the Danish Phase One XF camera+IQ3 back with Schneider and Phase One lenses and Profoto strobes.[7][8]
Time-based works
A number of Kalina's projects have been noted as examinations of the passage of time.[9] By returning to a subject at a later point and creating additional photographs of it, a sequence of his images draws attention both to the aspects of the subject that have changed and the aspects that have remained the same. Projects that use this format include Everyday (himself, since 2000), Domino Sugar (the Domino Sugar Factory, since 2010), River and N1 (the intersection of River Street and North 1st Street in Brooklyn, since 2013), Lumberland (a black walnut tree, since 2015), and The River (the Delaware River, since 2015).[10] In 2020, The New York Times commissioned a new extended series of photos-over-time from Kalina of the view from his bedroom window from October 2020 to June 2021.[11]
Everyday
[Everyday] represents a phenomenal amplification [in] how many people the piece touched in such a short period of time. There is nothing comparable in the history of photography.
–William A. Ewing, museum director of the Musée de l'Élysée, speaking to The New York Times[1][12]
Kalina began taking a photo of himself every day starting on January 11, 2000, at age 19. The video Everyday shows the photos chronologically, six per second, with an original piano score by his former girlfriend Carly Comando.[13] Kalina uploaded the video in August 2006 where it received widespread attention and has since become the subject of homages and parodies. The long-term project is ongoing. Since 2009, Kalina has been using the Nikon Coolpix S10 to make his daily portrait.[14]
Other notable photographs
Kalina's style of photography has been described as "meditative" and "quiet".[15]
- In May 2012, Kalina created the official wedding portrait of Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan in their backyard in Palo Alto, California.[2]
- In 2012, Disney selected Kalina to produce a series of photographs of their characters in their parks called "The Looking Glass".[16]
- In 2013, conglomerate General Electric commissioned Kalina to produce photographs in their newly opened $50 million jet engine testing site to document aviation developments.[17]
- In 2016, tech-giant Google sent Kalina to document through photography their data centers around the world.[18]
- In 2019, after major renovations, the Museum of Modern Art commissioned a series of photographs to highlight their reopening campaign "the New MoMA".[19][10]
Additional projects
In July 2019, Kalina began to publish a popular email newsletter covering topics including photography and nature and Kalina has commented this project is his primary focus.[20][21] In October 2020, Kalina and commercial director Adam Lisagor launched the podcast All Consuming[22] where they review direct-to-consumer brands that advertise on Instagram.[23]
Exhibitions
Year | Title | Gallery | Location |
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2022 | The Wood for the Trees | Hawk & Hive | Andes, New York |
2021 | Over Time | Catskill Art Society | Livingston Manor, New York |
2021 | The River | Nonneta and Friends Creative | Barryville, New York |
2021 | XII Edition | Magmart | Naples, Italy |
2020 | Village Motel | Gallerie Blanc | Montreal, Canada |
2020 | everyday | VSOP Projects | Greenport, NY |
2019 | This Must Be The Place | VSOP Projects | Greenport, NY |
2018 | Cosmik Debris | VSOP Projects | Greenport, NY |
2018 | Decode: Artist Interpret Data | John Jay College of Criminal Justice | New York, NY |
2018 | The Great Outdoors | Hurleyville Arts Centre | Hurleyville, NY |
2017 | Landscapes and Interventions | Hathaway Gallery | Atlanta, GA |
2017 | Projected | International Center of Photography | New York, NY |
2017 | Daydreams and Nightmares | VSOP Projects | Greenport, NY |
2017 | The Fog | Catskill Art Society | Livingston Manor, NY |
2015 | In the Mood: Photography and the Everyday | Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography | La Verne, CA |
2015 | Selfie: From Self Portrait to Staging the Self | Brandts Museum of Photographic Art | Odense, Denmark |
2015 | Tomorrow Has Passed | One-Eyed Jacks Gallery | Brighton, UK |
2014 | Performance: Contemporary Photography from the Douglas Nielsen Collection | Center for Creative Photography | Tucson, AZ |
2013 | Flowers | 17 Frost | Brooklyn, NY |
2013 | Lovin' it? | Bromer Art Collection | Roggwil, Switzerland |
2013 | These Friends 4 | THIS LA | Los Angeles, CA |
2012 | Myths and Realities | Visual Arts Gallery | New York, NY |
2012 | Faces, Places and Spaces | Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities | Arvada, CO |
2012 | Biennale of Social Design | Utrecht Manifest | Utrecht, Netherlands |
2011 | Borders | THIS LA | Los Angeles, CA |
2011 | As Time Goes By | Triennale di Milano | Milan, Italy |
2011 | And Introducing… | Worksound Gallery | Portland, Oregon |
2011 | ilmage: The Uncommon Portrait | Portsmouth Museum of Art | Portsmouth, NH |
2010 | Night Gallery | Corcoran School of the Arts and Design | Washington, DC |
2010 | Playground | Octane | Atlanta, Georgia |
2010 | Thanks for Sharing | D21 Kunstraum | Leipzig, Germany |
2010 | Cercle Vicieux | Espace 201 | Montreal, Canada |
2010 | Pro'jekt LA 3: Dear Diary | MOPLA - Space 15 Twenty | Los Angeles, CA |
2010 | these friends | THIS LA | Los Angeles, CA |
Bibliography
- Kalina, Noah (2020). Lamb, Richy (ed.). Tiny Flock. Glasgow, Scotland: Post Post Modern.
- Kalina, Noah (2019). Bedmounds. Yoffy Press. ISBN 978-1949608137.
- Klein, Zach; Kalina, Noah (2015). Cabin Porn. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0316378215.
- Kalina, Noah (2014). PRIMED. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1503269231.
References
- Schneider, Keith (2007-03-18). "Look at Me, World! Self-Portraits Morph Into Internet Movies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
"Noah's video represents a phenomenal amplification not just in what he produced and how he did it, but how many people the piece touched in such a short period of time," said Mr. Ewing, the author of "Face: The New Photographic Portrait" (Thames & Hudson). "There is nothing comparable in the history of photography."
- "Meet Noah Kalina, the Zuckerberg Wedding Photographer and Former Viral-Video Sensation". New York. 22 May 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- Lehner, Ace, ed. (May 6, 2021). Self-Representation in an Expanded Field. MDPI. p. 87. ISBN 9783038975649.
- Kelly, Liz (2006-12-22). "He Oughta Be in Pictures". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
- "Noah Kalina "Over Time"". Catskills Art Society. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- Essmaker, Ryan (July 17, 2018). "Noah Kalina". The Great Discontent. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- Bogan, Daniel (21 September 2021). "Uses This / Noah Kalina". UsesThis.com. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- Gorence, Amanda (15 April 2014). "What's In Your Camera Bag?: Photographer Noah Kalina". FeatureShoot. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- Brooks, Ellis (17 December 2021). "NFTs Are Critical for the Future of Art". OneZero. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
Time is a recurring theme in Kalina's work, and he frequently works on series that explore and document subtle changes in a single subject over a long period.
- Gottschalk, Molly. "How to Channel a Daily Vision into a 20-Year Photography Career". 99u. Adobe. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- "Inside Culture: Portfolio". Arts and Leisure. The New York Times. New York. July 25, 2021. p. 2.
The photographer Noah Kalina, who often creates time-lapse projects, created more than 110 pictures from the same spot at his home in Lumberland, N.Y., between October and June – a time when many were forced to remain stationary.
- Hoby, Hermione; Lamont, Tom (10 April 2010). "How YouTube made superstars out of everyday people". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- Carlson, Jen (9 January 2008). "Noah Kalina, Photographer". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
That video, called "everyday," was scored to original music by his ex-girlfriend Carly Comando
- Matey, James (April 2021). Iris Recognition on Noah Kalina’s Everyday (PDF) (Technical report). National Institute of Standards and Technology. doi:10.6028/NIST.TN.2154. 2154.
- "Noah Kalina - The Shorty Awards". Shorty Awards. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- Blazenhoff, Rusty (2 November 2012). "The Looking Glass, Disney Parks As Seen By Selected Photographers". Laughing Squid. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- "Some Like It Cold: Where Jet Engines Must Endure Icing to Take the Cake". GE.com. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- Kennedy, John (17 March 2017). "Google paints giant, colourful murals on its Irish and US data centres". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- Wiegers, Liz (17 October 2019). "The MoMA reveals fresh museum experience with reopening". Untitled Magazine. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- "Noah Kalina" (Interview). The Caret. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- Robayo, Patricio (September 10, 2021). "Noah Kalina presents 'Over Time'". Sullivan County Democrat. Callicoon, New York. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- "All Consuming". All Consuming. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- "'All Consuming' Podcast, Featuring Adam Lisagor and Noah Kalina Reviewing Direct to Consumer Products". Laughing Squid. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 2021-11-23.