About the photographs
“How we may see in a chamber things that are not.” — Giambattista della Porta, Magia Naturalis, 1558
This centuries-old text describes the reflected illusions of glass as a theatrical effect. A modern equivalent is the beam splitter. Half window and half mirror, the beam splitter is an optical glass designed to split incident light at a designated ratio. Adapted to my photography, it is an image-blending tool of elemental simplicity. Handheld, intuitive, and gestural, the moment of capture is an interplay between transparency and reflection; simultaneously seeing through and around, revealing and inventing perspectives. I explore the space between viewpoints—instances where perception shifts the boundary between image and meaning.
About Chris Gould
Growing up in Buffalo, I worked summers in a tool factory making metal parts. I explored the industrial landscape with my camera, combining a love of old factories with reading on history and biography. Later, I attended the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), where I spent countless hours in the darkroom learning the art and craft of photography. I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photo Illustration. After moving to New York City, I opened a studio in the West Village and completed many editorial photo-illustrations focused on the subjects of science, technology, and information. My practice now integrates photography, frame building, sculpture, and furniture design. I live in the Hudson Valley, where I’ve built a home and studio shared with my wife and family.
Select Exhibitions
2025 Group Show, CPW, “Free for All”.
2025 Group Show, Woodstock Artists Association and Museum, “Photography Currents” curated by Brian Wallis.
2024 Online Group Show, Der Greif – Organization for Contemporary Photography. Guest Room online exhibition “Wortbildsalat/Word-image-salad” curated by Christine Monarchi and Eva Eicker.
2024 Group Show, LoosenArt Project, Metamorphosis Exhibition, Rome, Italy
2021 Group Show, Woodstock Artists Association and Museum, Small Works Show
2016 Group Show, Spencertown Academy Regional Art Show
