Wynter Gallery is honored to present Standing Still in a Constant State of Departure, a new and emotional exhibition opening on June 13th by Portland-based fine arts photographer Landry Major. This spiritually moving body of work is in posthumous collaboration with & in deep honor of her son, the late Cash Kasper. Together, though separated by time and space, the two explore the enduring, poetic and transcendent nature of love through this visual conversation. 

The title of the exhibition Standing Still in a Constant State of Departure is a phrase of Cash's own writing, discovered in a notebook after his passing. The phrase carries the tension at the heart of this work: To be standing bodily present for the sake of a loved one even while feeling more on the verge of leaving; Standing Still in a Constant State of Departure. The title itself anchors the exhibition in Cash's own language, and in doing so, draws him into authorship alongside his mother.

Landry’s deeply moving photography combines a unique use of gold and silver burnishing with layered landscapes, figures, and gesture, all while keeping Cash’s divine touch at the center. The result is a body of work which moves with a quiet kind of ceremony seemingly created to remind us of love’s defiance toward space, time and even death. Landry’s art tells of how a bond strong enough can reach between the realms and connect us past the physical body’s limits, staying vibrant and whole.   

Landry Major is a fine art photographer based in Portland, Oregon. Her practice is rooted in awe for the natural world and attentiveness to the inner life of human beings. Standing Still in a Constant State of Departure marks a deeply personal chapter in her ongoing artistic journey.

Please join Wynter Gallery for the opening reception on Saturday, June 13, from 5–8 pm.