Long Gallery Harlem is pleased to present “Height and Soil” by Lloyd Foster (@_lloydfoster ) in the Long Gallery Harlem Window through December 9th curated by Destiny Gray (@dest1nygray ).
Height and Soil takes its title from the Dutch etymology of Haarlem—haar (height/sandy ridge) and lem (silt/soil)—evoking both the elevation and groundedness that characterize Lloyd Foster’s photosculptures of Harlem residents. Foster transforms documentary photography into three-dimensional form, cutting and reshaping individual portraits captured during the African American Day Parade and daily encounters around the neighborhood’s landmarks.
Through his distinctive process of photosculpture, Foster creates images that exist between documentation and intervention, between the flatness of photography and the volume of sculpture. Each figure is cut from its original photograph and reformed to occupy physical space rather than merely depicting it. The hanging installation activates the window as both threshold and mirror, reflecting the street life it documents while creating dialogue between artistic observation and lived experience.
The installation’s visibility from the street returns these portraits to the neighborhood from which they emerged. In suspending his subjects between dimensions, Foster captures the complexity of contemporary Harlem itself: a neighborhood simultaneously rooted in history and reaching toward transformation, grounded in tradition yet elevated by aspiration.
Text by Destiny Gray
This is the final iteration of “The Art of the Window” series programmed by Diallo Simon Ponte (@diallosimonponte ) and Sundia Nwadiozor intended to engage the Harlem public.
NEVER IMAGINE GOD’S GIFTS ALONE
A group exhibition curated by Oji Haynes featuring Frank Dorrey, Karryl Eugene, and Lloyd Foster.
@ojihaynes@__karryl__@_lloydfoster@frankdorrey
This exhibition is centered around proximity. Proximity to images, experimentation, humor, and how images circulate through our lives in a way that is not strictly photography centered.
The show gathers three artists who explore photography without ever stopping at the image itself. It’s pushed to be distorted, covered, or warped in ways where it shifts toward abstraction, moving away from the contents within the image.
Each artist engages Black subject matter in ways that extend beyond simple understanding or reading. It becomes an archive of relationships that blends with our immediate sense of comfort, familiarity, and misrecognition.
Opening Friday, May 8, 6–8 PM
On view May 8 – June 3, 2026
📍 Photodom
1717 Broadway #3, Brooklyn
RSVP + details at photodom.nyc
“Height & Soil” has been extended through January 18, 2026.
Lloyd Foster’s (@_lloydfoster ) photosculptures continue at Long Gallery Harlem through the winter. Join us for a Children’s Art-Making Workshop with Lloyd on January 3rd at 12pm.
2073 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr Blvd.
Some photos from opening of ‘The Kids are Alright’
Curated by @helentoomer at @timothytaylorgallery up until the 1st of August.
Photos by @nasarawastudios .
Sculpture : Nurse and Construction Worker, 2023
Excited to be part of The Kids Are Alright, a summer group show at @timothytaylorgallery curated by @helentoomer . The exhibition explores themes of childhood and opens tonight, 5–7 PM. On view June 27–August 1. Honored to be in blessed company . Check it out if in nyc
Diary of Disposables Founder Jamaal Davies @jamaal.davies , Thaakat Foundation @thaakat & Ghanaian-American photographer Lloyd Foster @_lloydfoster have joined forces to bring Diary of Disposables to Sierra Leone.
Together, we’re placing cameras in the hands of youth across the country — giving them a chance to tell their own stories, in their own way.
This project is about honesty, perspective, and letting young voices show us the world through their eyes.
We will be providing more information on how to donate to @thaakat soon.
Had a blessed time in Glasgow last week. Got to check out my billboard at @swg3glasgow for Jim Lambie’s (@jimlambiearchive ) The Billboard Project.
Honored to be part of this ongoing series curated by Jim Lambie.
Featured in the billboard (Slide 5) is a self-portrait taken in my studio during my residency at @timessquarespace in Times Square.
Wearing a custom winged garment styled and designed by Fatou of @tey.la.tey , surrounded by my sculptures.
📸 Slides 1–4: @michaelc_hunter
Slide 5: Self-Portrait, 2025
Co–art direction: @_lloydfoster & @fatou.k.diouf
BTS by @shafidgr8
Much love to Scotland 🏴
