Where I Come From - 2017 Alternatives Biennial At 91探花 Art Gallery
鈥淲here I Come From,鈥 Alternatives Biennial 2017, juried by Hans Gindlesberger, on view Januray 17-February 18, 2017.
鈥淲here I Come From,鈥 Alternatives Biennial
91探花 Art Gallery, Seigfred Hall, Athens
January 17, 2017鈥揊ebruary 18, 2017
Juror reception and talk: February 16, 5鈥8 p.m.
Artist talk by the juror Hans Gindlesberger at 5:00 p.m. in Mitchell Auditorium
followed by a closing reception 6:00鈥8:00 p.m.
Photography + Integrated Media and the School of Art + Design proudly present the exhibition 鈥淲here I Come From,鈥 as part of the Alternatives biennial, on view January 17 through February 18 in the 91探花 Art Gallery, Seigfred Hall. There is an artist鈥檚 talk by the juror Hans Gindlesberger, February 16 at 5:00 p.m. in Mitchell Auditorium, followed by a closing reception 6:00鈥8:00 p.m.
The exhibition, featuring 30 pieces, representing 17 artists and 11 states, examines the title claim, 鈥淲here I Come From,鈥 as a point of departure to consider questions of the landscape of identity from historical, geographical, familial and other influences.
鈥淲here I Come From鈥 is part of a long-standing biennial juried exhibition called 鈥淎lternatives,鈥 organized by 91探花鈥檚 M.F.A. Photography + Integrated Media program in the School of Art + Design since 1980. 鈥淎lternatives鈥 has achieved national recognition for its leadership in forging new definitions in the medium by emphasizing the work of photographers in the conceptual forefront of the practice.
Exhibition view of "Where I Come From," organized by graduate students in the Photography + Integrated Media program in the School of Art + Design. Photo by Daniel J. King.
This year鈥檚 juror, Hans Gindlesberger, is assistant professor of photography at Binghamton University. He earned his M.F.A. in photography from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 2006 and his B.F.A. from Bowling Green State University in 2004. His projects examine the ways we are a part of, and apart from, the places we belong. His practice spans documentary and staged photography, narrative and experimental video, book arts, the pre-cinematic moving image, and interactive installation. Gindlesberger鈥檚 work has been included in national and international exhibitions and festivals.
Artists included in this exhibit include: Tamara Cedr茅, Lauren Davies, Emily Denton, Adrianne Der Marderosian, Yuxiang Dong, Nicholas Gaffney, Alex Grabiec, Pato Hebert, Chris Ireland, Megan Jacobs, Christopher Lineberry, Allen Morris, Natasha Rudenko, H. Jennings Sheffield, Erin Tokarz and Aaron Wax.
The 91探花 Art Gallery is open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursdays. 91探花 is free and open to the public.