Rick Decorie: Quiet Witness
Thu, Apr 30
|Gallery Seven
Rick Decorie is a photographer whose work explores the presence of the past in the present. Through images of decaying buildings, rusting machines, and abandoned vehicles, Rick captures the beauty found in their deterioration.
Time & Location
Apr 30, 2026, 12:00 PM – May 31, 2026, 3:00 PM
Gallery Seven, 200 W 8th St, Lockport, IL 60441, USA
About the event
Quiet Witness: Architecture, Machinery, and Nature Remembered opens May 1 and runs through May 31, 2026, in the Second Floor Gallery at Gallery Seven.
This exhibition presents a series of black-and-white photographs that serve as quiet witnesses to the Midwest’s architectural, industrial, and natural heritage. Each image documents structures, machinery, and landscapes shaped by time and use—objects and places often overlooked, yet rich with historical and aesthetic significance.
Through a technical and contemplative lens, Rick Decorie preserves the dignity of the region’s built and natural environments, offering viewers a visual record of stories embedded in decay, endurance, and transformation. The collection invites reflection on the value of preservation and the silent testimony of the Midwest’s enduring forms.
Known for his observational documentary style, Decorie focuses on everyday structures and industrial subjects that might otherwise fade into the background. His work emphasizes detail and form, encouraging viewers to pause and reconsider the…