Artist Portfolio 002

TOGETHER AT NIGHT

PETE VOELKER’S TOGETHER AT NIGHT IS A CONTEMPLATIVE SERIES THAT EXPLORES THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ISOLATION AND THE VASTNESS OF THE NATURAL WORLD. CREATED DURING A TIME OF UNCERTAINTY, THE WORK DRAWS ON A LONG-STANDING INTEREST IN NIGHT SKY PHOTOGRAPHY—A METHOD THAT HAS BEEN CENTRAL TO VOELKER’S PRACTICE SINCE HIS UNDERGRADUATE YEARS. THROUGH IMAGES OF THE NIGHT SKY, SHOT FROM ROOFTOPS, WINDOWS, AND OPEN FIELDS, VOELKER STRETCHES THE PERCEPTION OF TIME, USING THE STILLNESS OF THE NIGHT TO EVOKE A SENSE OF CONTINUITY, SOLITUDE, AND QUIET CONNECTION.

THE PHOTOGRAPHS IN TOGETHER AT NIGHT BLEND THE DREAMLIKE QUALITY OF BLURRED STARS WITH THE CLARITY OF EMOTIONAL RESONANCE, CAPTURING THE TENSION BETWEEN THE PERSONAL AND THE UNIVERSAL. IN THESE IMAGES, THE NIGHT SKY BECOMES MORE THAN A BACKDROP—IT TRANSFORMS INTO A SHARED SPACE, OFFERING A VISUAL LANGUAGE FOR LONGING, REFLECTION, AND THE ENDURING NEED FOR CONNECTION. EACH EXPOSURE IS BOTH A MOMENT OF STILLNESS AND A GESTURE OF REACHING OUT, REMINDING US THAT EVEN IN MOMENTS OF DISTANCE, WE REMAIN TETHERED TO SOMETHING LARGER THAN OURSELVES.

AT SPOTZ, WE ARE PROUD TO FEATURE TOGETHER AT NIGHT AS A BODY OF WORK THAT SPEAKS TO THE ENDURING POWER OF THE NATURAL WORLD TO ANCHOR AND COMFORT US, EVEN IN TIMES OF PERSONAL OR COLLECTIVE UNCERTAINTY. THESE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE A REMINDER OF THE SUBTLE, OFTEN UNSPOKEN WAYS WE SEEK CONNECTION, AND HOW THE SKY, IN ITS INFINITE EXPANSE, OFFERS A CONSTANT—ONE THAT BINDS US ALL.

5 7/8 x 8 1/4”

110lb Cover Satin Paper

Matte laminate

100lb text uncoated inside pages

20 sides

Printed and bound in the USA

Edition of 200