Current Exhibition - THE PAST CALLING by Ryan McNurney
“THE PAST CALLING” (2025) is a series that reflects on a time that feels so long ago and yet is still very much a living part of the collective memory of our cities, neighborhoods and shared experiences. Ryan McNurney captures payphones sometimes days before they have been removed from their locations forever.
Through unique characteristics and surroundings, a common and inanimate object is personified. Each image is a portrait, capturing a heroic character story within a particular context; details change while the immediately recognizable communication icon at the center dexterously adapts. The seeming cross-section of time in various locales transports us to a viewpoint from which we can appreciate the beauty of these once ordinary characters.