Visiting MOPA, the Museum of
Photographic Arts, on October 19th was a great experience. I’ve
never been to a photograph museum before. I was privileged to listen to one of
the artist of the “Staking Claim: A California Invitational” exhibition.
Christina Seely talked about her photographs in the exhibition, the process of
taking them, the techniques that she used, and personal short stories “behind
the scenes”. The structure of her pieces was in relation to time, relation to
photography and climate change. Then she talked about some structural terms and
her connections to nature before, during and after the photographs were taken.
Sixteen artists, residents of
California, showcased their fabulous work. Some of my favorite photographs were
taken by Doug Rickard. He is a clever man who made art out of the Google Maps
street views. It’s incredible how an internet tool, such as Google Maps, with
the purpose of having a street view of almost any place in the map, was taken
to a whole new level and was expressed as art. Some images were very powerful;
those photographs have a story of the people, place and time.
Who: Matthew Brandt, Susan Burnstine, Eric William Carroll, John Chiara,
Chris Engman, Robbert Flick, Todd Hido, Siri Kaur, Mona Kuhn, Matt Lipps, David
Maisel, Klea McKenna, Doug Rickard, Mark Ruwedel, Paul Schiek, Christina Seely.
Where: MOPA is
located in beautiful Balboa Park in the Casa de Balboa building, along
with the Model Railroad Museum and the San Diego History Center. Casa de
Balboa is the building next to the Prado Restaurant. 1649 El Prado San
Diego, CA 92101
When: Oct. 8, 2013 –
Jan 26, 2014. I attended the event on October 19th.
Visit: www.mopa.org
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