Artist Statement .

My early work began with photographing dance and art performances, which ultimately led me towards staged studio depictions of the male figure. My current work continues this exploration, examining connection, persona, desire, artifice, and tension - often in dialogue with environmental elements and dimensions. At times, I combine my current images with those from my archives, creating layered compositions that suggest new narratives. These pairings, sometimes discovered by chance, invite viewers to contemplate visual relationships and meanings that may seem to defy time and space.

Across these images, I seek to open portals through which the male figure may be perceived in multiple ways—beyond usual surface and form. Through fragmentation, juxtaposition, and embodied gesture, the images resist the male body as a fixed surface, allowing it to be perceived instead as a site of experience, vulnerability, and relation.

Artist Biography

Tom Moore is currently based in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, after many years in Philadelphia. In addition to his artistic practice, he has taught photography, curated exhibitions, and led fundraising initiatives for several non-profit organizations. Moore has served on the boards of AIDS Delaware, Tilt Institute for the Contemporary Image, The Photo Review, and The Print Center. His work has been exhibited in numerous galleries and is in public collections including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania State Museum, and Lehigh University. A full résumé is available upon request.