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Otherworldly: Photographers’ Alternate Realities

by Caroline Hirsch

I’ve heard it said that photographers are “lazy painters.” On the evidence of the works on view at the Museum of Art and Design’s “Otherworldly: Optical Delusions and Small Realities” show, they can also be skilled carpenters, brilliant architects, and meticulous gardeners. Not all artists take the time to craft every little detail of the worlds going on in their heads, but these photographers and artists certainly have. Here’s a peek.