VINCENT MANZI | Rorschach scapes | WAITING ROOM

June 14 - September 18, 2026

Sometimes life is extra brutal and that's also when art matters extra for me. At these times I question whether there is ever any separation, the way the ticket line moves at the ballet.

These photographs came about during the severely difficult end of Philip Perkis's life, who was my close friend and mentor. This is to Philip.

Here is something I wrote about why I photograph in 2021 for anmoc:

To connect with, and examine what is fleeting (inner and outer).
Getting out there in hopes of contact with life force- a fraction of a second. To continuously follow perception.
To track the growth of my way of seeing.
The interaction of color tonalities as an infinite puzzle.
To piece it together so there’s no need for explanation.

Vincent Manzi has been photographing his daily surroundings since 1998. He got through school, has found ways to get paid, and has kept at his work. In 2022 he exhibited his prints at anmoc and Ryugaheon galleries in Korea and in 2024 his book World of Dew was published by anmoc press.