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Gallery Picks of the Show Through the Student Lens 2022 March 22 - April 17, 2022
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Natural
Bridge
When Ron
Andrews goes for a walk locally or when traveling, he is always on
the lookout for the right light to enhance his photography of the
natural world. Inspired by his grandfather, who photographed scenery
in all 50 states, Ron enjoys finding some of the same subjects as he
visits extraordinary landscapes throughout the country.
Elena has a
very strong bond to her homeland of Ukraine and presents her final
exhibit as Visiting Artist in tribute to her beloved Ukraine, the
Ukrainian people, and the deep connection many Ukrainians have to
their heritage and culture.
Ukrainians,
and their intergenerational connection are represented by three
Ukrainian girls in traditional dress with their eyes and faces
obscured. Elena took sepia and color photos to symbolize the past
and the modern world respectively. Next, she cut the two images and
placed a sepia and color half together. On top of the curved cut
between the sepia and color is a braid made of embroidery thread.
After physically placing the two parts of the image together with
the, Elena took a final photograph for presentation. The colored
braids bridge the past and present, but as one can see from her
placement of the exhibit photos they also serve as a link that ties
the photos together. It is inspiring, that in the middle of all that
she is doing to support her ancestorial home, Elena is very
deliberate and specific about her exhibit.
A viewer may
notice that only one young woman holds something in her hands. This
bundle of wheat is an ancient symbol of wealth, immortality, and
resurrection and reminds us that this life-giving crop is an
historic Ukrainian export that nourishes the world.
Elena’s work
in this exhibit demonstrates her skills as a photographer and
storyteller. Though Elena mentions that she took photos of young
people, the images are representative of mature, resilient, spirited
and determined people proud of their heritage and quite willing to
fight together for their nation and their national identity.
Nick has provided us with a set of outstanding photographs from
mysterious Tibet presenting the astounding beauty of high altitude
lands of this country, a land without forests, but a land filled
with spaciousness. Tibet 9 offers a portrait of a mountain,
the sunlight revealing its spectrum of colors, silvery cliffs and an
array of textures, presented against a gray and foreboding sky.
Looking at this photograph transports us to the foot of this barren
mountain, and we’re welcomed to explore, from the large rock in the
foreground, past the green flora, up the smooth rise and then up to
the top. Or we might look closely at the cliffs and then move out of
the sunlight to the dark receding ridge. This is, indeed, a
photograph that invites us into beauty and delivers it!
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