Judith Joy Ross: "Living With War"
Liz Fonseca
Issue date: 10/22/09 Section: Life!
Judith Joy Ross: Living with War, currently showing in the Martin Art Gallery, is a provocative collection of black-and-white photographs taken from three of the artist's series: "Vietnam Veterans Memorial", "Gulf War", and "Protest the War". The exhibit contains intense portraits taken in relation to the U.S. war operations of the last few decades, the most recent being taken of individuals protesting the current war with Iraq.
On Mon. Oct. 14, Ross, a resident of Bethlehem, came to speak about her work to a large and curious audience. She passionately showed her pictures and reflected on most. She described her pieces as "collective portraits of who we are, myself included" and went on to admit, "I like the ordinariness of people." She went on to say that this particular work is "not about mourning" but "about how fed up it is to have a war in the first place."
Through these photos, she sought to answer the question of how people deal with pain and suffering. The resulting art is striking. The truths that the photos in this exhibit portray could not be put into words.
If you find yourself with some time to spare or are just waiting in the CA before a rehearsal, do yourself a favor and go take a look at the photos. The exhibit will be showing until November 7.
You might be surprised at how the photos affect you.
On Mon. Oct. 14, Ross, a resident of Bethlehem, came to speak about her work to a large and curious audience. She passionately showed her pictures and reflected on most. She described her pieces as "collective portraits of who we are, myself included" and went on to admit, "I like the ordinariness of people." She went on to say that this particular work is "not about mourning" but "about how fed up it is to have a war in the first place."
Through these photos, she sought to answer the question of how people deal with pain and suffering. The resulting art is striking. The truths that the photos in this exhibit portray could not be put into words.
If you find yourself with some time to spare or are just waiting in the CA before a rehearsal, do yourself a favor and go take a look at the photos. The exhibit will be showing until November 7.
You might be surprised at how the photos affect you.