bio

artist statement

I specialize in fragmenting and recombining photographic perspectives and fleeting moments. Within my landscape photography, I employ mirrors to transcend conventional singular viewpoints, seamlessly merging disparate spaces within the frame. Through my exploration of instant film assemblage, I deliberately disrupt the developing image, harnessing the power of destruction to evoke themes of loss and navigate the complexities of grief. These disruptions serve as portals, allowing fragmented timelines to converge and form new narratives. Furthermore, my work delves into the transformative potential of image disruption, acting as a catalyst for transgression, healing, and synthesis.

In my most recent artistic endeavors, I've embarked on a journey using digital retouching tools with a sense of naivety. This approach allows me to unveil and interrogate the ways in which algorithms distort our perception of self and surroundings. By exposing these distortions, I aim to provoke critical reflection on the impact of technology on our sense of identity and our relationship with the world

Biography

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Kevin Hoth is an artist, father, and educator based in Boulder, Colorado. He has taught university courses in photography, digital media and graphic design at numerous universities for over twenty years and has taught at the University of Colorado Boulder since 2011. Hoth’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at The Houston Center for Photography, The Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, The Center for Fine Art Photography, The Institute of Photographic Studies of Catalonia in Barcelona, Colorado Photographic Arts Center, The Photographic Center Northwest, The Center for Creative Photography, and The Rhode Island Center for Photography. Recent awards include Top 200 Critical Mass 2019, Center For Fine Art Photography Portfolio Showcase 12 and top ten finalist for the 2018 Clarence John Laughlin Award. Hoth received his Masters of Fine Art in Photography at the University of Washington, Seattle with a focus in Digital Video Installation. He lives on the outskirts of Boulder, Colorado and regularly gets woken up by coyote howls, owl hoots and horse whinnies.

Kevin is represented by Walker Fine Art in Denver, Colorado.

Fun facts: He did a stint as a full-time graphic designer for an Amazon.com company, made an interactive garment with force sensors that played odd bodily noises back in 2006, collaborated extensively with a modern dance company as a VJ, and played bass in a Seattle band that once played live on KEXP-Seattle.