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Eleven

This is Dek Unu Magazine. In Esperanto, dek unu means "eleven." Eleven images from a single artist. Eleven artists in eleven solo issues in each publication year. Dek Unu publishes the work of a new artist-photographer in each issue. The artist's work and words are featured in individual focus as the sole purpose for each issue of the magazine.  Unlike other arts and letters magazines which might look for work from a variety of artists to support an editorial staff's theme, at Dek Unu, theme and imagery are always each artist's own. 

As convenient as a Kindle may be, for certain readers there’s undeniably “something about holding a book in your hands” that enriches the experience of reading. As remarkable as digital photos are, photographers of a certain disposition firmly believe that it’s only finished art when it’s printed, preferably matted and framed, ready for gallery walls. The image fixed on a tangible medium is the one that brings the right aesthetic experience to the story. Similarly, though the modern digital studio is amazing, certain photographers know that physical media and occult chemical processes are where the challenges and the creative possibilities are. Laurie Peek, with “In Lieu of Flowers,” shows she’s one of those photographers.

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Peek has done everything photographic: newspaper, event, documentary, marketing, from the very personal to the very public, but at this point in a highly-eventful life and career, she’s focused on fine art photography, alternative processes, and a high-touch, painterly approach to her work. “In Lieu of Flowers” offers lyrical abstractions, hand-crafted marvels, composite concoctions quite literally grown in and assembled from her own garden. Originally the project was part of her recovery from personal loss. It has become an offering to others, in lieu of flowers, memorializing feelings for which words are quite inadequate. These images are decorative without being trite, emotionally-loaded without sentimentality, and possessed of the unity in variety that is a grail for artists of all persuasions. Ansel Adams said that a photograph is usually looked at – seldom looked into. Laurie Peek’s portfolio invites and rewards a long linger, and a return visit.

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