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A Body of Work
Douglas McMinimy July 31 to September 6, 2025 Closing Reception: Saturday, September 6th 4-6pm Gallery Hours with the Artist: Thursdays & Fridays between 2pm-5pm Or by appointment HERE A Body of Work explores the dancer’s body as both the instrument and the archive of their art. Through movement, the body creates the dance—and through muscle memory, it stores it. The body becomes both the medium and the message. This photographic project is the result of three years of dedicated work with over 20 dancers from across San Diego County. These artists represent a rich diversity of ages, ethnicities, body types, genders, and dance styles—including Hip Hop, Ballet, Modern Dance, and Flamenco. Photographed at close range and under controlled lighting, the images present the body in ways that are at once intimately familiar and curiously abstract. The goal is to invite viewers to see the human form anew—stripped of cultural assumptions and commercial distortions. A Body of Work seeks to restore a sense of wonder and innocence to the most familiar of all objects: our own bodies. |
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About the Artist:
Douglas McMinimy is a San Diego-based photographer who works exclusively with dancers. He began to dance in his late teens and co-founded modern dance group 456 Speed-Up in 1980. By the 2000s, his connections with dance had waned. He began carrying a camera, photographing the New England flora on daily dog walks on Mount Desert Island, Maine.
Photography facilitated his prodigal return to dance in 2017. Having relocated to San Diego with its thriving dance community, he became determined to focus his creative efforts on photographing dance, particularly in a studio setting, which enables a relationship of collaboration between McMinimy and the dancers he photographs.
Douglas McMinimy is a San Diego-based photographer who works exclusively with dancers. He began to dance in his late teens and co-founded modern dance group 456 Speed-Up in 1980. By the 2000s, his connections with dance had waned. He began carrying a camera, photographing the New England flora on daily dog walks on Mount Desert Island, Maine.
Photography facilitated his prodigal return to dance in 2017. Having relocated to San Diego with its thriving dance community, he became determined to focus his creative efforts on photographing dance, particularly in a studio setting, which enables a relationship of collaboration between McMinimy and the dancers he photographs.
