November 7 2009 to January 15 2010
Kin, a group photography exhibition, opens on November 7th 2009. The night begins with a dinner discussion at 6pm followed by an opening reception at 7pm.
The dinner discussion and opening reception will be held at The Salvation Army Alegria, located at 2737 W Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90026.
This show was designed to give us entry into thirteen artists’ individual experiences with home and family, and to create a starting point for conversation about the most important relationships and geography of our lives. What makes up a family, and what makes up a home? How can one even begin to define such things in a complex contemporary culture, especially in a city like Los Angeles? The hardships that many of us face within our families and homes often cloud our sense of hope… however, the word “kin” is an ancient one, and one that reminds us that family is an essential, and even sacred, part of our identity. No matter what form it may take, one cannot live a life of wholeness or shalom without a sense of place, a sense of belonging… a sense of being loved and learning to love in return.
Some of the artists in this show give us glimpses into personal and interior spaces of home and family by letting us look into bedrooms and kitchens, and by showing us treasured objects that belonged to loved ones. Other artists explore the interactions of family members through staged or frozen moments, or by literally piecing together their identity from places that have been home at one time. And still other artists choose to simply present their loved ones before us, before their cameras, to allow us an opportunity to have a taste of the same intimate interaction with these people that they did while photographing them
Photographers participating in Kin include
Amy Cano
Justin Craft
David Ditman
Charity Highley
Louie Huesmann
Seth M Johnson
Linnea LeBreton
Rita Lombardi
Jeff Rau
Bethany Rodriquez
Kurt Simonson
Rebecca Tenpenny
Angi Welsch