Tyler Scaife Opening Reception on First Friday
This past Friday, Art in the Age held an opening reception for photographer Tyler Scaife’s exhibition, featuring photos and pieces built and gathered from the condemned Julia de Burgos school in North Philadelphia.
Over the past year, photographer Tyler Scaife has been creating a series of images of abandoned elementary and middle schools throughout the Philadelphia area. Many of these schools have been unused for decades, slowly deteriorating behind barred steel doors and boarded-up windows. Although subject to vandalism and exposure to the elements, the schools still exhibit their former grandeur through classic architecture and craftsmanship no longer seen in contemporary building.
Focusing on the Julia de Burgos School in North Philadelphia, which was built in 1903 as the Northeast Manual Training School; Tyler will be exhibiting mixed media photographic works, as well as ephemera gathered during his exploration and research of this once grand institution.
The opening reception was a blast, and gallery attendees were wowed by Tyler’s work while sipping on ROOT and SNAP cocktails and Narragansett Lager. This phenomenal show will be up through the rest of the month, so be sure to stop by Art in the Age and check it out it person
Below are a few photos from the opening event.
