(PDF) (DOC) (JPG)September 1, 2026

Mahwah, NJ- On September 9, the captivating photography exhibition The Translucence of Time: Jonathan Lipkin goes on view in the Berrie Center Pascal Gallery at Ramapo College of New Jersey on the picturesque Mahwah, NJ campus.

This one-person exhibition of photographs features an exploration of time, infinity, and our relation to the ocean. There will be a reception for the exhibition on Wednesday, September 16 , from 5-7 p.m. The artist will give an informal artist’s talk in the Pascal Gallery at 6 p.m. An additional public program featuring a conversation between Jonathan Lipkin and poet James Hoch will be held on Wednesday, October 7, at 5 p.m., in the Pascal Gallery. The exhibition continues on view through October 14.

Jonathan Lipkin describes his work in the following statement:

“What is it about the infinite that so enchants us? I photograph the sea to capture, transform, and engage the mystery of the ocean. Printed at monumental scale and at a width twice their height, my photographs envelop the viewer. Their aspect ratio approximates our field of vision as we gaze at the vista of the ocean’s limitless horizon – the nothing we see when you forget you are looking, a place that is not a place. In my photographs space is collapsed. And the image shows a flat plane with little distinction between foreground or background, a recreation of our experience of the ocean and its unavoidable gravity.

The ocean is repetitive, ever changing, and yet always the same. Waves crash steadily onto the beach as the horizon stretches limitlessly before us. This series examines our relationship with the natural world and our perception of reality. I understand the ocean, and myself, by gazing to the sea through the translucence of time.”

Jonathan Lipkin was a professor of visual communication design at Ramapo College for 31 years. He holds degrees from Wesleyan University and the School of Visual Arts, and maintains studios in New York City and East Hampton. Lipkin’s photographs have been exhibited and published internationally, and are held in public and private collections. He is the author of Photography Reborn (Abrams Books, 2004) and In the Realm of the Circuit (Prentice Hall, 2003). His artist’s book Livingston County (Conveyor Books, 2011) was selected for inclusion in the IndyBooks Library. He has lectured extensively on photography and digital media.

Pascal Gallery hours are: Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 1-5 p.m. and Wednesday 1-7 p.m.

For further information contact Sydney Jenkins at 201-684-7147.

Feature image credit: Jonathan Lipkin, 3251, 2017, pigment print, 44 x 88 inches

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About Ramapo College

Ramapo College of New Jersey is the state’s premier public liberal arts college and is committed to academic excellence through interdisciplinary and experiential learning, and international and intercultural understanding. The comprehensive college is situated among the beautiful Ramapo Mountains, is within commuting distance to New York City, was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America by CondeNast Traveler, and boasts the best on-campus housing in New Jersey per Niche.com. Established in 1969, Ramapo College offers bachelor’s degrees in the arts, business, data science, humanities, social sciences and the sciences, as well as in professional studies, which include business, education, nursing and social work. In addition, the College offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels, and offers graduate programs leading to master’s degrees in Accounting, Applied Mathematics, Business Administration, Contemporary Instructional Design, Computer Science, Creative Music Technology, Data Science, Educational Leadership, Nursing, Social Work and Special Education, as well as a Doctor of Nursing Practice. To learn more about Ramapo College, visit ramapo.edu.

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