Opening Night · November 1, 2025
~ the tilde is a mark of approximation, a sign that something is about, around, or beyond what can be exactly named. it suggests a wave, a vibration, a resonance, something that moves but cannot be held still, an awareness of how little we can sense or know. it’s like a beckoning to peer through a tiny portal, a brief glimpse into the vastness beyond our seeing.
Using 48 La Croix cans* pierced with tiny holes and 4×5-inch light-sensitive paper, Jen’s pinhole images explore the edge of perception, tracing the sun’s path over days and weeks. Each image is a surprise—a small mystery—reminding us that what we see is always only part of the story. No chemical development or fixing is used; the light itself leaves its mark directly on the paper, later scanned and inverted into a positive image.
Jen lives in the PNW with a realization of how very little we can sense or know. using light-sensitive paper inside a can pierced with a tiny hole or a Pinsta pinhole camera, Jen welcomes the surprises of this slow, unpredictable way of seeing. It’s how she moves through the world, with curiosity and openness to what might emerge. Recently her pinhole images have been on the walls of Jeannette Best Gallery, Unique Photo, Blue Sky Gallery, and in Shots magazine.
Saturday, November 15 | 9–11 a.m. Free Build-Your-Own Solargraphy Camera experience at The Grover Gallery. Limited spots available. Sign up in person at the gallery.
👀 Smile! You’re on Camera: A live LaCroix can pinhole camera at The Grover Gallery has been slowly gathering energy for 30 days. Image reveal: November 30, 2025 — right here.
*For one of the weeks, five community members hosted cans — with gratitude to Etta, Tiara, Meg, Mel, and Lori.
“At first, the images feel like chaos, lines wandering without direction, until something subtle begins to take shape, a rhythm you can almost feel. By the time you reach the end, it feels like coming home.”
“It feels as if everything that ever happened is still happening here: past, present, and future folded into one continuous gesture of light.”
“These images carry a kind of honesty, the kind that comes from letting things be as they are.”
“There’s comfort in not fully knowing what you’re looking at. The ambiguity feels alive, like the world when you first wake up and haven’t decided what things mean yet.”
“You get the sense that nothing ever truly disappears, it all leaves a trace, an echo, a small pulse of energy still humming on the paper.”