Please join us for the closing reception of We Were There – The print exhibition and book launch from a decade Austin concert crowds shot from the pit, 2007-2017.

This project and exhibition explores the symbiotic relationship between rock concert fans, the bands, and the photographer at music festivals. It is also a self-portrait of a music fan, musician, and photographer, who has been on both sides of the stage, barrier, and photo pit. These images were made over the last 10 years on assignment at various music festivals in Austin, Texas, from the sweaty pit of each concert. Without the band there are no fans; without the fans, there is no band. One just cannot exist without the other.

As part of the closing reception, filmmaker Karen Skloss will preview Beneath the Fold, a new video work in progress. Inspired by the research of Dr. Roland Griffiths using psilocybin, the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, and the writings of Aldous Huxley, Beneath the Fold is a video experiment that explores the mental terrain of psychedelic gnosis.