WHO. KNOWS what lurks in 1 the hearts of men?

e Shadow knows. But who knows what lurks in

the. heart of the shadow.

_By KELLEY-JO BURKE.

“Night Photographs, con-
taining the work of photo-
graphers William Deacon
and Phillip Scholtz Ritter-
man, is concerned with this
question. What can hide in
shadow, what mysteries are
there in the relationship bet-
ween dark and light?

Deacon’s work is called
Views of Night. It is sudden
dramatic material, using .a
flash to get direct, black and
white shots of night-scenes.

Deacon has a marvellous
eye for the sinister. A
wooden carton, torn open at
the side, an ordinary enough
sight in the daylight, under
Deacon’s spot flash takes on
a.mystique of espionage, con-
traband, Bogart lurking “in
the unseen background, ©
waiting to unpack the
-Maltese . Falcon, ~
viewer’s back is turned.

**} do most of my research
on a bicycle, just looking for
things. to .shaot,”? Deacon
says. ‘“‘Innocuous, everyday
objects can be menacing, at
night. If the lights are shut
off, you can’t know what is
under the table.’’

While Deacon uses more
obviously spooky settings,
like graveyards, it is his shots
of doorways, stairs, under-
passes, that create the most
suspense. The predominant
question is: who is about to
arrive through the door, or at
the top of the stair, and why
is he hiding now?

Deacon concentrates on
sharp, theatrical lines. Ritter-
man’s work, also in black
and white, is on more gentle
curva g lines. The light is us-

behind central objects, to.

vente a diffuse glow rather
direct highlights.

‘| like William's work,”’
Ritterman says, ‘‘and J think
it’s marvellous how different-
ly we work. William goes
around and snaps things he
tikes with a flash. I'll work
hours on one picture.’

Ritterman’s images

when the ~

are

jong, long exposures, many
of which one central sta-
tionary object is clear, and

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IMAGES OF NIGHT, at Presentation House, is « display of works by two

nighttime photographers, Philip Ritterman (left) and William Deacon. The

everything else, people,
trains, light itself, moves in a
blurred, curving motion.

While there may be central
figures, there is rarely a
definite subject to Ritter-
man’s work.

“*l try to create a stage set
or scene into which = the
viewer can incorporate
himself. People tell me that
my pictures make them
nostalgic.”” But not always
pleasantly. He points to a
photograph of a train sta-
tion, ‘This one reminded one
man of the station where he
was put On a train to go toa
concentration camp. Yet it
reminded another person of
his childhood.”’

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Ritterman’ s work is ‘best
seen at a distance... While it.
has less impact than -
Deacon’s, it has dreamy, ap-
pealing quality. Ritterman is
concerned with dusk and
dawn, Deacon with the dep-

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