Armed with a medium format camera and a long cable-release, photographer Greg Stimac releases the shutter as his subjects open fire. The pictures in his series ›Recoil‹ sometimes catch the blur of bullets leaving the barrel or a momentary burst of light and smoke, but they are more remarkable for the relationships suggested between the people in the frame. The shooters range from intent to casual, their companions demonstrating anything from total absorption to mild curiosity to an indifference bordering boredom. Stimac began this exploration of gun use as recreation during the summer of 2004, and has made repeat trips to half a dozen unregulated ranges, mostly in Missouri and California. Kendra Greene, Manager of Collections, MoCP Chicago GREG STIMAC, *1976, CHICAGO Born 1976 in Euclid, Ohio. Columbia College Chicago awarded him a BA in photography, an Albert P. Weisman Memorial Fellowship, and a Presidential Purchase Award. Greg Stimac lives in Chicago. SINGLE EXHIBITION ( SELECTION ) 2008 Kaune, Sudendorf, Cologne 2007 Museum of Contemporary Art, 12 x 12, Chicago, IL Moving the Lawn, Bucket Rider Gallery, Chicago, IL 2006 Project Space, Bucket Rider Gallery, Chicago, IL GROUP EXHIBITION ( SELECTION ) 2008 Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN Museum of Contemporary Photography Chicago, IL 2007 Photocentric, MNCP, Minneapolis, MN 2006 tinyvices, Studio Bee, Tokyo, Japan Aqua Art Miami (Bucket Rider Gallery), Miami Beach, FL Wendy Cooper Gallery, Chicago, IL Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL James Hotel (curated by Karen Irvine), Chicago, IL Hokin Gallery, Chicago, IL 2005 Iron Studios, Chicago, IL Chicago Art Open, Chicago, IL 2004 The Zoo, Chicago, IL 2002 Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA 2001 Nevada County Arts Council, Grass Valley, CA 2000 Phantom Gallery, Sacramento, C