after cassandra
Conner Gordon
27th April - 8th June 2024
Opening reception 2-5pm 27th April
It is in Aeschylus’ Agamemnon that the tragic figure Cassandra utters the words, “I speak always truths, never grasped as true.” Cursed by the god Apollo to see the future but to never be believed, Cassandra was tormented by visions of calamity and the apathy of those she tried to warn. Today, her story is more relevant than ever, as we grapple with apocalyptic futures that threaten to overwhelm us.
Taking inspiration from this moment, After Cassandra weaves together fragmented photographic visions that echo the original Cassandra myth while suggesting a cataclysm lingering just beyond the threshold of perception. In doing so, the project explores a myth and a moment when the apocalypse feels both intangible and close at hand.
— Conner Gordon
conner gordon
Conner Gordon (b. 1994, United States) is an Oregon-based photographer exploring photography as unreliable narration. His photographs have been exhibited at venues including Blue Sky Gallery in Portland, OR, The Humid in Athens, GA, Filter Space in Chicago, IL, and the Laverne Krause Gallery in Eugene, OR. He was a 2019-2020 Fulbright Research Grantee to Serbia, where he photographed the legacy of Yugoslav-era modernist architecture. He received his BA in political science from DePauw University and is currently an MFA candidate in art at the University of Oregon.
Instagram: @conner.gordon