Swampscott Photographer's Beverly Photo Exhibit A Matter Of Perception

BEVERLY, MA — Swampscott photographer Barbara Savicky's exhibit "Reflections, Perception, Sky and Water" will be on display at the Beverly Public Library this summer.

The exhibit in abstract and representational photography showing images of light and shadow reflected off everyday objects will be on display in the Sohier Room debuts on July 1 and runs through Aug. 27.

"The reflections I've photographed appeared in the morning or afternoon, off of objects such as the top of a shampoo bottle, the face of an iron, or a printer cover," Savicky said. "They appeared on walls, ceilings, or furniture, only a moment in time, as light changes rapidly. The reflective images may appear familiar to the viewer, 'Is that a spaceship or a jellyfish?'

"That's what makes these images so magical, humorous, and sometimes scary."

"Perception" shows the same object from different vantage points, illuminating how one point of view can change to incorporate many points of view.

"Our remarkable minds have the ability to perceive in many different ways, if we allow ourselves," Savicky said.

"Sky and Water" depicts seaside images from the North Shore.

"When we look closely, we can also see that abstractions are evident in what we see in reality or what we perceive reality to be," she said.

Savicky has recently published a book on reflections entitled, “Abstract Reflections – A Modernist Perspective." More of her work can be viewed here.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)