"Sara, we have received so many compliments about Salvage One in the past several months.  I have been referring all of my friends! Here is a link from my photographer, she captured some pretty cool images from Salvage One too."
-Megan & Patrick

jkphotographyonline.net/archives/5944

Chicago Style Unveiled

http://www.chicagostyleunveiled.com/chicagorealweddings/laura-and-daniel.html

http://www.chicagostyleunveiled.com/elizabethandpatrick

Carnival for Haiti was amazing!
Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make it a success.
Click on the links below to view photos

www.actionbooth.com

http://annaguziak.com/proofs/salvageone_haiti/index.html

"Looking For: New Works"                                                                                    

Mike Nourse and Marta Sasinowska                                       

Sunday March 21st, 4-7pm                                                     

Salvage One, 1840 West Hubbard (salvageone.com)        

The "Looking For: New Works" project asks a simple question: What are you looking for? Mike Nourse and Marta Sasinowska ask people who are looking for work what they are looking for in life, and the answers (such as Peace, Happiness, Satisfaction, Creativity, Growth, Joy, Truth, and Inspiration) point to the power of searching and how jobs can lead to a sense of self. Subjects are also asked to submit a resume and follow an informal interview process which ultimately lead to a photo shoot. Images from the shoot are mined and ultimately a large-scale portrait is gel-medium transferred onto a found window. With the finished works Nourse and Sasinowska present a time and place to feature individuals who are searching, and a forum to discuss the larger questions behind employment.

"Looking For: New Works" features the transfer work and photography of Mike Nourse and Marta Sasinowska. Mike has been experimenting with gel medium transfers for over 10 years. After a sold-out show in 2007 called "Transfer-mations" at Chicago Art Department, Nourse launched "City of Found Children" in February of 2009 at Salvage One, whose mission is to salvage found materials from architectural sites around the city.. With his third transfer-based exhibition, Nourse collaborates with Sasinowska, a gifted photographer whose sensibility with the medium has helped form a powerful team. The future of the ongoing project involves a semi-annual exhibitions featuring portraits of people looking for work presented in the form of photography, transfers, videos, and online art.  

This exhibition is dedicated to Chris Hales, one of the "Looking For: New Works" subjects who lost a sudden battle with cancer just last week. Chris was a widely-respected Chicago artist, DJ, and musician. Without health insurance Chris neglected to seek treatment while a blood clot formed in his thigh, which eventually led to his passing. This is a powerfully deflating example of the impact of unemployment and how it involves much more than simply paying bills.