PEOPLE I KNOW: MULTI-PANEL PORTRAITS, an exhibit of work by Boston & Provincetown-based photographer Roberta Stone.
In this show, Stone utilizes diptychs, triptychs and quadtychs in order to convey an extra dimension that cannot be captured in a straight-on shot—two writers whose home is a haven but also a competitive space for each with their piles of published works forming a third presence; a Modern Orthodox Jew performing his morning prayers; a woman looking like a satisfied cat while wearing her favorite leopard prints surrounded by echoes of other big cats.
The subjects are all friends of the artist. Some have an icy relationship to the camera while others have an amorous intimacy with the lens. Whether trying to capture a subject’s pride of place and identity or stepping lightly into their spiritual space, Stone is aware of the privilege of being let in.