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Factory Lynne Cohen
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The Photography of Lynne Cohen
No Mans Land
Show Dates: March 17 through May 21, 2006
THE ART OF LYNNE COHEN
Lynne Cohen started out in her career as a sculptor. Somewhere along the way
however, this Wisconsin-born artist turned to photography - a medium that at
first glance seems the least sculptural line of work she could find.
After all, sculpture has roundness, depth, texture and weight. It takes up space
and displaces the air around it. Photography has none of that. It is, literally,
a light scan. The key is that the camera lens doesn't register space the way the
human eye experiences it. And Cohen is a master sculptor of that strange camera
space.
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Spa 6 © Lynne Cohen
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I came to photography with pretty definite opinions about art, and the rudiments
of the craft didn't take long to learn, said the 61-year old artist. My real
point of departure is sculpture and art history.
Cohen, who has been teaching in Canada at the University of Ottawa since 1974,
has been an artist-in-residence and has had exhibitions of her work in the
United States, Canada and throughout Europe. All along, she's won kudos for her
images that carve out unusual visual and psychic spaces from everyday venues.
Photos were taken by children from Academy Prep, Children's
Services, the Children's Home, as well as photos by expectant
mothers and mothers of newborns from a local young woman's
support agency. Participants each had the use of one digital
camera for the lesson. The workshops lasted anywhere from
one to three hours. Local teachers presented age-appropriate
lessons with assistance from other professional
photographers and hobbyists and others who volunteered their
time. The brief introduction to the basics of photography
was followed by an exploratory photo hunt outdoors.
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Laboratory 9 © Lynne Cohen
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The images were then downloaded onto laptop computers for
the next part of the lesson. The children enhanced and
manipulated their images and were encouraged to write about
their work. One photograph from each child was then framed
and is displayed in the museum at this show. The program was
completed when the young artists attended their reception
(by invitation) Saturday, June 10th.
Past workshops have included sessions with the Children's
Cancer Center, Pace Center for Girls, The Children's Home,
Joshua House, Metropolitan Ministries, and more. We hope to
extend our program to reach more locations each year. Please
contact the museum if you know a group of "at risk" children
who would benefit from our workshops.
Joanne Milani, Director
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
Exhibit Sponsored by
The City of Tampa
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