Collaborator: Speedwell “The Haunted”
October + November 2025

The Haunted—Contemporary Photography Conjured in New England is a limited edition book of photography and poetry by SPEEDWELL. Light Manufacturing is one of two venues hosting an exhibition in conjunction with the book launch.

The Haunted draws a circle around contemporary New England photography as being rich in personal narrative, particularly in the way nature, through the landscape and the human/animal relationship endures as a source of artistic inspiration. The Haunted also invokes multiple histories unique to New England, including early Puritanism with its fear of witchcraft and sorcery, as well as the rich tradition of lyric and confessional poetry created by New England poets dating back to the 17th century.

Opening party and Book Launch:
Thursday, October 30, 8 p.m.—Midnight 
Light Manufacturing, Cassidy Point, Portland - open to the public. 

Exhibitions:
The Haunted at Light Manufacturing, Cassidy Point, Portland
October 24-December 1
Shoshannah White, Pia Paulina Guilmoth, Peter Shellenberger, Caleb Charland, Cheryle St. Onge, Neville Caulfield, and Wendy Small.

The Haunted at Moss Galleries, Falmouth
October 17-November 29
www.elizabethmossgalleries.com


Collaborator: Shelby Drabman
June + July 2025

Night Vision, curated by Shelby Drabman and Nick Barner
July 18 to July 25, 2025
Opening reception: July 18 at 5 to 8 pm
Closing party: July 25 at 8pm to midnight
Gallery hours July 19-24, 12PM - 6PM

“the excess of darkness
is the flash of a star”

~ Georges Bataille, L’Archangélique

Nocturnal sight – an ability possessed by animals, technology, and monsters – has shown us games of predator and prey, stories of scandal and surveillance, and the tactical evils of war. But as artists, we understand that darkness offers more than opportunities for the powerful to strike in secret.

To identify truth in especially deceptive times, thinkers from Hegel to Maurice Blanchot to Aristotle have called for humanity to look past the light of day, adopt “the eyes of bats,” and learn to see in the dark.

With Night Vision, an upcoming, weeklong show at Light Manufacturing, we asked thirteen artists to practice just this strategy for interpreting a world that presents itself as increasingly uninterpretable.

Yasmin Mazloom @yasminmazloom
Corey Riddell @coreyriddell
Margaret Kristensen @warmbutterfingers
Shelby Drabman @putitinthepizza
Naomi Moser @holyfaarts
Sammy Selin @sammyselin
Ethan Stuart @ethanjohnstuart
Tom Ryan @tomryanart
Virgina Lopez-Anido @plasterboob
Nick Barner @thelatecorntoastie
Madeline Ludwig-Leone @mludwigleone
Kelly McConnell @kellyartlifeshehersir
Anders Lindseth @anders_lindseth 



About the space

+ Studio is a 32’ x 48’ clear space with 15 foot high ceilings
+ One garage door is operational, one is fixed
+ Plywood backed walls
+ Lighting grid
+ DJ/Lighting booth
+ Concrete floors
+ Private bathroom
+ Private entrance
+ Parking
+ Wifi

Past Collaborators:
Fall 2025: Kate Hargrave
Summer 2025: Shelby Drabman
Spring 2025: The Circular with Nick Schroeder
Winter 2025: Kindling Fund info session with Space Gallery
Fall 2024: Open Studio with Aaron T Stephan and Portland Museum of Art
Summer 2024: Portland Theater Festival production of Dry Land