- Atma Katha Exhibit
The
show..ATMA KATHA is a presentation of photography and a lecture on the
culture of outcaste India. The show is produced by Dr Steven Folmar (professor
of anthropology at Wake Forest) and the photography of Brian Perry. Part of the
proceeds of the art sales will go to a village in Kathmandu.
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/Atma Katha/ in the Nepal language means My Story. It is also the title of
a presentation of photographs from Nepal that will be displayed at Studio 2
in Soho Alley, downtown Winston-Salem, beginning December 7, 2007 at the
monthly Arts District Gallery Hop. The photographs were taken over several
trips to Nepal by Mr. Brian Perry and Dr. Steven Folmar. Most of the
photographs were taken in the village of Jharuwarasi, which is located in
Kathmandu Valley. The photos and the story of the people of Jharuwarasi will
be presented by the photographers, both anthropologists. The people of
Jharuwarasi are not only the subjects of the exhibit but will also be the
beneficiaries of the proceeds. The people of Jharuwarasi are low caste and
poor but enterprising and industrious. Their main goal is to achieve
greater degrees of development in their community in order to improve their
lives. They have set up a new non-profit organization, locally run, called
Animation Nepal, which will be the recipient of proceeds from the exhibit.
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/Atma
Katha/ is also the working title of a book that will be published by Steven
Folmar and Brian Perry, presenting photographs and stories of 52
individuals, each representing one of the 52 households in Jharuwarasi. The
projected publication date is fall of 2008.
The
show..ATMA KATHA is a presentation of photography and a lecture on the
culture of outcaste India. The show is produced by Dr Steven Folmar (professor
of anthropology at Wake Forest) and the photography of Brian Perry. Part of the
proceeds of the art sales will go to a village in Kathmandu.
