Alexander Ferrando "Lookin' for Love"

Last night I attended an opening reception of an artist and great friend of mine, Alexander Ferrando. After spending more than a year in the city of Berlin, Alex has returned to Chicago to finish up his last year of school here at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Ferrando's exhibition "Lookin' for Love" Photographs from Berlin was held at the Plaines Project, an alternative art space at 1822 South Des Plaines Street here in Chicago. The series of photographs captured Ferrando in the moment of an embrace with male strangers lingering throughout the streets of Berlin. The upstairs space contained six mounted photographs from this series, while in the basement of the gallery was a quiet projection. The video was slowed in time and the subject matter was of Ferrando and his partner, Clayton Flynn. The two expressed affection in their stance as they stood facing one another with their eyes gently closed and only allowing their noses to touch as they stood apart in bright sunlight. The opening was delightful and I look forward to seeing more of what Alex will be creating. He is recently working on several new projects at a business here in Chicago called "The Bijou". Exciting new work seems to be in the works at this venue that Alex has recently become acquainted with. Congrats Man!



Pilar Tena and Clay Flynn mingle around during the opening of Alexander Ferrando's show "Lookin' for Love" Photographs from Berlin.



A view of the upstairs exhibition.



The video projection downstairs of Flynn and Ferrando.