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Friday, 08 February 2008 |
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Manzanar National Historic Site 2-7-2008
The photographs of Michael Heivly do more than document the remains of Manzanar War Relocation Center. In the photo exhibit, “Images of Manzanar,” Heivly presents images that focus on the basic foundations of Manzanar, both physical and metaphorical, and the signatures imprinted in the concrete by internees who built many camp features.
Images of Manzanar will be on display at the Manzanar Interpretive Center now through March 29.
Since receiving his M.F.A. from the University of Colorado in 1972 Heivly has had a number of solo exhibitions. In 1984 he was named a Distinguished Artist of the California State Universities and is currently an Artist/Fellow of Project InterCommunication Center, Tokyo, Japan. Heivly has taught extensively and is currently Professor of Art at California State University, Bakersfield.
One gallery director said of Heivly’s photographs, “They speak poetically of loss, melancholy and silent complicity.” His series of related images prompted another reviewer to write, “Repetition helps viewers physically slow down as they move through the exhibit, allowing them to meditate on what it truly means for Manzanar to have existed.”
The Manzanar Interpretive Center is open every day from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. until March 31, and 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. beginning April 1. All exhibits are free and open to the public. For more information call (760) 878-2194, ext. 2710. |
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