21c Museum Hotel Chicago is pleased to present D (US) T, a solo exhibition by Daniel Hojnacki. As a part of the Elevate series at 21c Chicago, the work is on view from August - October in Gallery 3.

D (US) T is a collection of work that contemplates the temporality of the body and its intrinsic interconnectedness with the cosmic landscape. Combining an array of experimental approaches to the apparatus of photography, I invite moments of stillness and poetic reflection. Photographs of my breath are suspended in frost, fingerprints are stilled with smoke soot, and a plume of dust is blown, hovering amongst the air. These records of performative and fleeting gestures with photography are paired with a selection of collaged found poetry redacted from a vintage book on planetary science, bringing together a collection of work that quietly observes and reflects on the brevity of mortality and the passage of time.

Daniel Hojnacki (b.1989) uses experimental techniques in photography to investigate the quietness of being an observer within the world, creating work that explores the importance of materiality in the image-making process. Daniel seeks out ways of recording the movement of the body and natural world, trusting chance happenings within photography to capture the subtle and fleeting textural gestures around us. Daniel received his MFA from the University of New Mexico in 2022 and a BA from Columbia College Chicago in 2011. He is a recipient of the Penumbra Foundation Workspace Artist-In-Residence, LATITUDE Residency, The Patrick Nagatani Photography Scholarship, and The Phyllis Muth Arts Award, among other honors. He has exhibited work at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, University of New Mexico Art Museum, and the Chicago Cultural Center. His work has been featured in Aint-Bad, Pamplemousse Magazine, and Southwest Contemporary Magazine. He currently lives and works in Chicago, IL.

Elevate at 21c presents temporary exhibitions of works by artists living and working in the communities surrounding each 21c Museum Hotel. Elevate provides hotel guests and visitors with unique access to the work of notable regional artists, while featuring their work in the context of 21c’s contemporary art space.