This Sunday, November 23rd, join us at Benham to talk about photography with this month’s exhibiting artists and special guests!

At 1:00, exhibiting artists Rosanna Salonia, Matthew Yates & David Armentor will give a gallery walk & talk about their work. The opening party is Friday, November 21st, 6-10, by the way.

At 2:00, all Holga fans are welcome for an afternoon of talking plastic! Rosanna, Matt & local Holga Queen Michelle Bates will guide us through looking at their work and yours! In this informal gathering, we’ll project submitted images, peruse prints, and gab about shooting with plastic.

To participate, send up to 10 jpgs (not too big - they’re just for projection) to studio@benhamgallery.com by Wednesday the 20th at 5:00p. We’ll come up with some system for deciding what to show during the gathering, so no guarantees (this is informal, remember?). Also, bring prints along, and we’ll have time to walk around and look at them. Questions about working with Holgas? Bring those on Sunday. Questions about the event? Are you coming? Post comments here and we’ll update as we have more info.

Hope to see you Sunday!

"sold mah soul" from the beautiful nightmare series by matthew yates

HELLO SEATTLE!

rosanna here wanting to start our blog dialogue on the eve of our departure! yep, we are leaving tomorrow for seattle, the wet city! we are way behind, excited and tired, but we will make it! we cant leave in the am as we hoped because my trusty isuzu needs new tires and new lugs [?!] sooo…

it is matt’s birthday tomorrow by the way, and we will make it as nice as we can on the road. i hope we get to spend the night in las vegas, that would be glamorous for the b’day boy, heh?

anyway, signing off now, be back tomorrow!

besos

r

Women Empowered, Phil’s latest project, will be exhibited at Bumbershoot. Let us know if you’ve seen his work and what you think.

August 29th – September 1st

The evolution of our world is marked by the individuals whose ideas and convictions challenge societal norms. As we become a global community and the needs of the individual are lost in the incorporation of the masses, we must empower ourselves to stand up to our convictions and defend our truths or we will lose the unique fabric we call humanity.

Artists Phil Borges, Jackie Renn, Nina Berman and Katharina Mouratidi give testimony to the power of an individual’s commitment to their truth through photographs, movies and words about protesters, indigenous peoples and soldiers.  Inspired by a short film titled “Powers of Ten” this exhibition focuses on the “one” that gives the zero it’s power – the common individual who’s actions influence their world.

Upon coming face to face with the subjects that these artists captured on film you will see your neighbor, sister and uncle: people you recognize not because you know them but because they represent the people you encounter daily. These subjects of the lens and the heart are not privileged, famous or glamorous. They are the individuals who had the strength to use their unique power to stand up for what they believe in. They are all heroes.

As you read their stories and study their portraits ask yourself: what’s my power? Then turn yours on!

Become a “Power of One” Bumberfan and see what’s happening at Bumbershoot 2008
www.bumbershoot.org/lineup/power-of-one

Get Bumbershoot tickets here.

Welcome to the new Benham blog!