Retrospective

A Photographic Search for Harmony: 1978-2012

Throughout Stephen Strom’s photographic career there have been constant threads, ideas that have sustained his work through many varied projects, and bind 34 years of photography into a cohesive body. Among these is his attitude toward experimentation which is evident in Strom’s willingness to try out various print and capture media; his openness to collaboration and application of his photography to diverse projects; and his recent exploration of new ways to present his vision through publication in print and electronic media. From a more formal perspective, the work exhibits variations on a theme, where Strom is able to marshal color, composition, scale and frame to create works where minimalism, abstraction, and pattern combine in harmonic arrangements. From the Introduction by Rebecca Senf, Center for Creative Photography and Phoenix Art Museum