ARTIST SPOTLIGHT FENCES: A PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT BY MICHAEL PRESSMAN THE MAIN STREET GALLERY OF THE CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM RODFE ZEDEK 55 EAST KINGS HIGHWAY, CHESTER,CT THROUGH OCTOBER 16 by Tom Soboleski Photography, as we all know, is not real at all. It is an illusion of reality with which we create our own private world. So said American photographer Arnold Newman. Illusory is one way to describe the images in “Fences,” an exhibit of new photography by Michael Pressman in Chester, Connecticut. Composed mostly of composite photos that blend fences with out-of-place natural elements, they might be the trompe-l’oeil of photography — are the scenes real or an illusion? They certainly fool the eye. On display at the Main Street Gallery of the Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek synagogue through October 16, many superlatives could aptly apply to the photos — bold, … [Read more...] about MENDING FENCES: REALITY VS. ILLUSION IN CHESTER