I was recently quoted by the Baltimore Sun on the rebirth of Area 405, where my studio is located Jon Malis, another artist, said, “Having a studio space among community has been game-changing for my work. After having spent so much of the past few years working in isolation at home, having had this studio…

Jon Malis, who teaches photography at Loyola University in Baltimore, turned the camera around to spotlight the light fixtures that make his work possible. Each ended up with a mounted series of images featuring circular forms, balancing just the right amount of repetition and variation. Long’s images in Lunar Daylight deftly capture geologic formations on the moon’s surface (long a fascination for photographers), particularly the image of a full moon mounted in a lightbox. But the most intriguing character in Long’s work is the void of outer space, which shows up in surprising hues such as lavender, eggshell blue, and burnt ochre. Malis’ images offer a series of largely circular forms that, while less dramatic than Earth’s moon, focus the eye on an enigmatic source of light. (The title of Malis’ project—The Hand of God, which comes from darkroom lingo for heavy manipulation of light—extends the heavenly metaphor.) Malis’ in-your-face fixtures share an unsettling vibe, reflective of lamps in an interrogation room.

The Julio Gallery recently posted a recording of Jon’s gallery talk to coincide with his show, Invisible Structures, on view now at the Julio Fine Arts Gallery @ Loyola University Maryland.