The Grounds for Sculpture
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Members of the Long Island Center of Photography (LICP) visited The Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton Township, New Jersey, on October 14, 2026, and exerted their creative spirits in capturing the extraordinary sculptures and surrounding gardens of this inviting locale. Shown below are the participants and a few of their photos. Thanks to Dan Panzenbeck for his great work in arranging the trip.
Jeff Rothburd
Jeff Rothburd
Jeff Rothburd
Jeff Rothburd
Marc Josloff
Marc Josloff
Marc Josloff
Marc Josloff
Marc Josloff
Howie Pohl
In mid-October of 2026 a merry turnout of LICPers, with some spouses, ventured into the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. Dan Panzenbeck had arranged the outing. Not easy to cover all the detail work on a trip like that, but he did it, lining up the hotel, eating arrangements and even providing a list of nearby sites for side adventures. The weather was beyond favorable and, on top of everything, we got to know each other better than ever. Fun.
Marc Josloff
Dan Panzenbeck
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Dan Panzenbeck
Pictured below is a stand of bamboo that Dan P. turned into a dazzling display resembling abstract expressionism. I photographed the same thing with different intentions, concentrating on the quality of dark rhythms of bamboo stalks opening a window to the light. Dan seemed to transform the bamboo into a virtual kaleidoscope, turning the insidious bamboo shoots into a calliope of color.
Ceramic Bamboo Forest
Dan Panzenbeck
Bamboo Rhythm
Marc Josloff
In the larger collection oi photos, you can find a certain group that was totally unexpected: Sisters (nuns, that is) who were setting off each scene with the blue shapes of their habits. Later, as Sara and I were leaving the Grounds, I saw a small cluster of the nuns surrounding a sculpture depicting a seated well-dressed elderly man offering a chocolate bar to a wayward little girl. The sisters in blue were each looking at their cell phones (what else is new?), but one was seemingly documenting the man and girl with her phone’s camera. What I found most interesting was that her body language parroted that of the little waif.
As photographers, it is not so much the identification of the subject, as in a document, but the suggested meaning through a configuration of shapes. And we never know what will present itself anywhere or anytime.
Marc