The nightclub photographer is censored no more in her must-see exhibition 'Shadow Banned' at Leon Gallery.
."It's a mixture of different scenes and different personalities," Shadow explains."I can't say that I only go to queer clubs or I only go to punk clubs. I learned more about myself and more about others by going to new places. ... I like to jump around to different scenes. If I do a drag show one Friday, the next Friday I may go to try to find the punks."
In a way, photography is Shadow's own form of anthropological exploration, keeping her current with the looks, sounds and views of different scenes with which she's familiar, as well as scenes she's never been involved with. While she started out and still is inspired by New York City's infamous Club Kids of the late ’80s and ’90s — and she goes out to L.A. to party with none other than original— she likes to switch things up.
Even though she's been hitting the clubs in Denver for close to two dozen years, she hasn't seen a lot of big changes — except that shows are much more expensive these days. But like fashion, the various club scenes trend in cycles."People think that things have changed a lot over the years, but that's just their perspective because they're no longer in the scene," she says.
While not much surprises the jaded photographer, Shadow still has the ability to revel in new faces and interesting people. In Denver, she found a sense of community with those who feel most comfortable after the sun sets, and she also found her own creative niche. Her upcoming show at Leon is just her second gallery exhibition.
"Lately I've been wondering: Is the show too much? Or is it too risky? Or is it not risky enough? I only take photos at nightclubs. I don't have a studio; I don't take them anywhere else. ... So I'm not going to have a vagina in a photo, and people may come to this show and think it's tame. But it's not necessary to get the point across by showing nudity or sex acts," Shadow says.
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