Corey Arnold: Fish-work The Archives

COREY ARNOLD, SHARK MEN, 2010

Corey Arnold: Fish-work The Archives

Imogen Gallery, Astoria, OR - Feb 8 – Mar 10

by Joseph Gallivan

Corey Arnold’s stunning photography looks at life on a commercial fishing vessel with a frighteningly sharp focus. Massive dark-green waves spit spray like white sparks. An eagle glares at the camera. A man holds a pink cephalopod in his arms, his eyes hidden by the drooping hood of his orange waterproofs. Arnold, who lives in Portland but often fishes in Alaska, finds beauty in a pile of ropes and in the frozen railing of a ship’s bow.

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