A Closer Look: Undergraduate Photographs of East and Southeast Asia
An exhibition of twenty-five photographs taken by Columbia University students over the past year.
Now on view:
Columbia Global Centers | East Asia
No. 26, 1F Core Plaza, No.1 Shanyuan Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian, Beijing 100080
June 2012 - April 2013
Standard Auto Parts Building LobbyGallery,
37-18 Northern Boulevard, Long Island City, Queens
April 2, 2012 – May 1, 2012
http://www.acumenny.com/
Columbia University, International Affairs Building Room 918
November 9, 2011 - February 29, 2012
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Featuring Photos by:
Nat Banyatpiyaphod, SEAS 2014
Paula Gergen, Columbia College 2012
Shivina Harjani, Columbia College 2013*
Bennett Hong, Columbia College 2011*
Su Ann Lim, Columbia College 2012
Anna Sacks, Columbia College 2013
Rhea Schmid, Barnard College 2015
Teresa Shen, Barnard College 2015
Andrew Tan, SEAS 2014
Jiawen Tang, Columbia College 2015
James Tyson, Columbia College 2012
Russell Varriale, Columbia College 2013
Mary Villacastin, Barnard College 2013
Shaowei Wang, Barnard College 2012
Courtney Wilkes, Barnard College 2012
*denotes photos are not on display at the Columbia Global Center
Photographs, like the people and places they depict, contain layers of details not immediately apparent. Some are hidden in the image itself, others lie beyond the camera frame in the relationship between photographer and subject. When we take the time to look – really look – we are rewarded by the unexpected expansion of meaning and nuance.
Each of the photographs selected for this show invites further consideration and reflection from the viewer. The social divisions captured here include urban-rural divides, income disparities, and the boundary between the natural and artificial worlds. While these are phenomena we often encounter in everyday life, their images are not. Expressing their knowledge of the societies and people they photograph, these student photographers invite us to reconsider what we expect to find -- and see what otherwise might remain unseen.
Click to view photographs in the exhibition
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute and the Columbia University Photography Society gratefully acknowledge the 2011 Exhibition Selection Committee:
Tony Do, Artist; MA Candidate in Anthropology, Columbia University; and Administrative Assistant, Weatherhead East Asian Institute
Mike Fu, Events Coordinator, Weatherhead East Asian Institute
Reto Hofmann, INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellow, Weatherhead East Asian Institute
Theodore Hughes, The Korea Foundation Associate Professor of Korean Studies in the
Humanities, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Richard Leong, Columbia College, Class of 2014
Kai McBride, Manager of Photography Facilities, School of the Arts
Harley McGrew, General Studies, Class of 2012; Columbia University Photography Society
Laura Warne, Program Coordinator, Weatherhead East Asian Institute
Tina Yin, Administrative Assistant, Weatherhead East Asian Institute
