Medium Festival Community Pop-Up

C Fodoreanu

C Fodoreanu was born into a family with a long tradition of icon painting in Transylvania, Romania. He started painting before inherently transitioning to different mediums and modalities to create his art, from creative writing, photography and collages, to videos, installations and sculptures. His work pursues a poetry of light, and explores the human body as a metaphor for how humans relate to the surrounding nature and each other, faith, mythology, play, love, intimacy, memory, fleetingness of time, and the fragility of life.

Website: cfodoreanu.com

Instagram: @cfodoreanu

Hans Hickerson

Hans Hickerson has been making photographs since the 1970s and over the years has explored different ways of working, including collage, cut-outs, framing in non-traditional ways, and contextualizing photographs in books. His imprint Fishpond Press is a vehicle for exploring the photobook as an art form. Recent photobooks include A Year in Avignon, A Day at the Lake, Jacqueline Takes Me to the Market, and Morrison Street.

Website: hans-hickerson.squarespace.com

Erick Ramirez Manriquez

At his exhibition table, Erick Ramierz Manriquez shares a diverse array of framed photographs meticulously printed on archival paper. Each image is presented with creative framing techniques, featuring handcrafted mats and repurposed frames.

The selection of photographs showcases a wide range of subjects, from captivating landscapes to intimate portraits, providing viewers with a rich visual tapestry that invites them to explore different facets of Erick's artistic vision and personal journey. The careful attention to detail in the presentation enhances the overall viewing experience, allowing visitors to engage deeply with each photograph and appreciate the craftsmanship behind the artwork.

Instagram: @elnopalsinfronteras

Christina McFaul

I welcome you to join me on a journey into the wild, where you can explore my recently published, limited-edition of 200 artist book Sanctuary in the Wild, published by Datz Press. 

Each element at my table invites you to slow down, look closer, and connect with the beauty of the wild. Whether you are a collector, a photography enthusiast, or someone who simply appreciates the meditative power of nature, there is something here for you to experience. Discover the essence of the untamed through sustainable archival prints, and delve deeper into the work with an exclusive clamshell collection—a handmade box featuring 22 stunning 13" x 19" prints.

Come, explore, and take a piece of the wild home with you. I look forward to meeting you in person! 

Website: christinamcfaul.com

Instagram: @christinas_reflections

Mark Moskowitz

Mark Moskowitz is a San Diego based artist originally from New York City who is offering original signed limited edition photographic prints and photographic etchings.

Website: passedlife.net

Natalie Obermaier

My table will include examples of my hand woven collage pieces, both framed traditionally and mounted to wood. There will also be a selection of unframed pieces, at a lower price point, that are easier for transport. 

Website: natalieobermaier.com

Instagram: @kobramaier

michael rababy

michael rababy will be presenting his 4 books, american bachelor (2003 Arenas Street Publishing), folsom street food court (2017 Delancey Street Press), california love - a visual mixtape (2020 Cali Editions) and CASINOLAND - tired of winning (2024 Kehrer Verlag). He will also be displaying an AI generated casino sizzle video.

Website: michaelrababy.com

Instagram: @fullonrad

richard richard richards

San Diego native richard richard richards, is a visual artist, writer, and recovering comedian who primarily works in the medium of photography. richard considers his camera as an extension of himself and uses it much like a Quija Board letting it help guide him to a place where intuition, chance, and preparedness meet. As such, his work covers a wide gamut of topics from the most lighthearted visual one liners and “ordinary magic” (which he describes as seemingly other-worldly observations in everyday life), to more serious deep dives into subjects like injustice and racial tension, and everything in between. They will be selling limited edition prints; postcards; and my NEW book, ric pics Vol 1: Loosey Goosey!

Website: ricpics.me

Instagram: @ricpics.me

Brandon Tani

Brandon Tani will be representing themselves and showcasing a number of prints as part of an ongoing work-in-progress titled "Denatured"; a work focused on exploring contemporary sociopolitical alienation. This project began as a journal of how that alienation felt on a personal level but quickly the scope logically crept to larger systems—alienation from culture, alienation from identity and others, alienation from ancestry and labor and environment.

Website: brandontani.com

Instagram: @brandontani_

Hiroshi Watanabe

Hirohi Watanabe graduated from Department of Photography, College of Art, at Nihon University in Japan. He moved to Los Angeles after graduation and became involved in the production of TV commercials. He later established his own production company. He received an MBA degree from UCLA Business School in 1993. In 1995 his passion for photography rekindled, and since then he traveled worldwide extensively, photographing what he finds intriguing at that moment and place. His works have been published and exhibited globally in numerous galleries and collected by many museums such as Philadelphia Museum of Art, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, George Eastman House, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, San Jose Museum of Art, New Mexico Museum of Art, North Carolina Museum of Art, LACMA, Cleveland Museum of Art.

I am a fine art photographer and I offer prints and books for you to have and enjoy. I am looking forward to honest and frank conversations with you.

Website: www.hiroshiwatanabe.com

Instagram: @hiroshiwatanabe_photography