Shaun Kardinal
Published 7:00 am Wednesday, August 13, 2008
We all have some odd guilty pleasure in the bathroomthe hygiene habit we dont tell anyone about. Mine is brushing my teeth naked while drip-drying after my shower and contemplating my upcoming day. Shaun Kardinal likes to take photos of himself in all his bathrobe-less glory. The results are on display in the Photographers Showcase exhibition (through Aug. 30), which also features five other photographers non-lavatory-related work. Kardinal documents himself showering, shaving, and brushing his teethmoments, he says, that we take for granted while we let our minds wander. Dramatically posing under the stark bathroom light, Kardinal captures the brooding heaviness of those unguarded, unobserved moments. With their foreboding shadows and bloody shaving cuts, his shots might creep you out, too. Unless your restroom routine is even stranger. Some Space Gallery, 625 First Ave., 718-3104, www.somespacegallery.com. 9 a.m.6 p.m. JOSHUA LYNCH
Mon., Aug. 18, 9 a.m., 2008
