REVIEW: Hand of God in the Washington Post

Malis titled his show “The Hand of God,” which also sounds cosmic. But the phrase is just a wry photographer’s term for manipulating the brightness of areas of a photographic print. Rather than illustrate that technique, Malis pictures such devices as spotlights and reflectors in black-and-white close-ups

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Malis’s gadgets are similar yet divergent. The circle has long served as a symbol of infinity, and these photos suggest the near-limitless possibilities of an elemental form.

Mark Jenkins, In the galleries: Paintings reflect light’s luminous effects
1/14/22, The Washington Post