In Storm Janse van Rensburg's curatorial statement, he says of Brumbelow's work, "The work of Aaron Brumbelow (M.F.A., photography, 2013; B.F.A., photography, 2008) explores fictional realms while referencing early American photographic histories. His exhibition features a series of silver-gelatin contact prints culled from the computer game “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim,” which leads players on an exploration charting one’s own path through an unforgiving landscape. Brumbelow’s series brings attention to the early role of photography as a tool in charting new territories and creating mythologies about the land. He draws parallels between early representations of the “West” and our new, largely uncharted digital existence."
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