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Michael Hower

@mhowerphoto.bsky.social

Getting ahead jump start on my 2026 solo exhibition, "Infinite Panopticon." Finished the first case of frames today.

This will be one the most multi-faceted and rigorous exhibitions I've done to date

#exhibition #photography #photo #Pennsylvania #Panopticon #infinity #collage #gallery

September 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM

Michael Hower

@mhowerphoto.bsky.social

Getting ahead jump start on my 2026 solo exhibition, "Infinite Panopticon." Finished the first case of frames today.

This will be one the most multi-faceted and rigorous exhibitions I've done to date

#exhibition #photography #photo #Pennsylvania #Panopticon #infinity #collage #gallery

September 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM

Michael Hower

@mhowerphoto.bsky.social

"Unboxed: Re-thinking the Grid" opens today at Brick City Gallery of Missouri State University in Springfield, MO. The show has my pieces, "My Knees are Weak from Nausea" from my newest "Infinite Panopticon" series.

#photography #photooftheday #Missouri #missouristateuniversity #Grid #collage

September 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM

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Michael Hower

@mhowerphoto.bsky.social

Newest altered book photo, "Haunting the Penitentiary"

#photography #photo #photooftheday
#pennsylvania #philadelphia #philly #alteredbook #art #legophotography #lego #bookart #book

August 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM

Michael Hower

@mhowerphoto.bsky.social

Newest altered book photo, "Haunting the Penitentiary"

#photography #photo #photooftheday
#pennsylvania #philadelphia #philly #alteredbook #art #legophotography #lego #bookart #book

August 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM

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Michael Hower

@mhowerphoto.bsky.social

My newest altered book photograph, "The Consumption of Mary Ash." A faux-document of a true story of a 13-year old girl who died of Tuberculosis Eastern State Penitentiary. She had been incarcerated for arson.

#photography #photo
#pennsylvania #philadelphia #alteredbook #art #lego #book

July 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM

Michael Hower

@mhowerphoto.bsky.social

My newest altered book photograph, "The Consumption of Mary Ash." A faux-document of a true story of a 13-year old girl who died of Tuberculosis Eastern State Penitentiary. She had been incarcerated for arson.

#photography #photo
#pennsylvania #philadelphia #alteredbook #art #lego #book

July 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM

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Michael Hower

@mhowerphoto.bsky.social

Cleaner and more detailed versions of the new "My Knees are Weak from Nausea" from the "Infinite Panopticon: Poetic Marginalia" series

July 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM

Michael Hower

@mhowerphoto.bsky.social

Cleaner and more detailed versions of the new "My Knees are Weak from Nausea" from the "Infinite Panopticon: Poetic Marginalia" series

July 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM

Michael Hower

@mhowerphoto.bsky.social

This is my artists book "Infinite Palimpsest." It will accompany my series of photo collages, "Infinite Panopticon." These pages provide clues to the themes and influences behind the project. The end goal is to have this exist as a 1 of 1 accordian book gallery visitors could walk around and view.

July 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM

Michael Hower

@mhowerphoto.bsky.social

Here is an interview I did yesterday with the Harrisburg, PA PBS affiliate about "Art of the State"

open.spotify.com/show/3as8fvl...

The Spark

Podcast · WITF, Inc. · When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, h...

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July 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM

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Michael Hower

@mhowerphoto.bsky.social

Super stoked that my piece "My Knees are Weak from Nausea" has been selected for the exhibition "Unboxed: Rethinking the Grid" at Missouri State University this Fall.

June 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM

Michael Hower

@mhowerphoto.bsky.social

Super stoked that my piece "My Knees are Weak from Nausea" has been selected for the exhibition "Unboxed: Rethinking the Grid" at Missouri State University this Fall.

June 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM

Michael Hower

@mhowerphoto.bsky.social

I am pleased to announce that I won 2nd Place in Photography at the 58th Annual Art of the State at the Pennsylvania State Museum today.

#photography #photo #photooftheday #museum #awardwinner #gallery #blackandwhitephotography

June 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM

Michael Hower

@mhowerphoto.bsky.social

I just learned that Robert Troxell, a printmaker and ceramicist who also headed the art department at HACC in the late 90s and early 00s, passed away. This post isn’t about condolences; it’s about recognizing how someone’s teaching can have lasting impact...