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DESCRIPTION:Jennifer Karady's   powerful photography  exhibition telling 
 the stories of recent American   veterans is on display at the  Philip a
 nd Muriel Berman Museum of Art   through April  7 in the Upper Gallery. 
 For  the past six years\,   Jennifer Karady has worked with American vet
 erans  returning from the   wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to create stage
 d  narrative photographs   that depict their individual stories and addr
 ess  their difficulties in   adjusting to civilian life. After extensive
   interview processes with   the veterans and their families\, Karady  c
 ollaborates with each of her   subjects to restage a chosen moment from 
  war within the safe space of   his or her everyday environment\, often 
  surrounded by family and   friends.The collision between or  collapse o
 f the soldier's   world and the civilian world evokes the  psychology of
  life after war\,   and the challenges that adjustment to the  home fron
 t entails. The   process of making the photograph is intended to  be hel
 pful for the   veteran subject\, and is conceptually related to  cogniti
 ve behavioral   therapy.Each photograph takes approximately  a month to 
 produce   and involves several extensive interviews  (recorded)\, collab
 orative   conceptualization\, location scouting\,  producing a sketch\, 
   discussion/approval from veteran\, propping\, makeup\,  costuming\,   
 rehearsal of physical action\, training local assistants\, set    constr
 uction\, casting extras\, artificial lighting and the photo shoot.    Th
 e process of making the photograph culminates in a highly    choreograph
 ed installation/event. There is no digital manipulation    whatsoever in
  order to ensure the truthfulness of the staged moment and    the authen
 ticity of the veteran subject's participation.Each    large-scale color 
 photograph is accompanied by a recounting of the    veteran's story in h
 is or her own words that has been transcribed and    edited from the int
 erviews. So far\, Karady has produced 15 photographs    in the series wi
 th veterans in Nebraska\, New Hampshire\, upstate New    York\, New York
  City\, California\, Florida and Virginia\, and she hopes in    the end 
 to complete a series of 25 photographs.Describing    herself as working 
 more like a painter than as a photographer\, Karady    differs in her pr
 actice from other staged narrative photographers in    that she collabor
 ates with real people to dramatize their stories    through both literal
  depiction and metaphorical and allegorical means.Support    for the art
 ist's work on "Soldiers' Stories from Iraq and  Afghanistan"   has been 
 provided by SF Camerawork\, CEPA Gallery\, The  Puffin  Foundation\,  Th
 e Corporation of Yaddo\, The MacDowell Colony\, The  Blue  Mountain  Cen
 ter\, The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts\,  Kimmel  Harding Nelso
 n  Center for the Arts\, The Atlantic Center for the  Arts\,  the Greate
 r New  York Arts Development Fund of the New York City   Department of C
 ultural  Affairs\, administered by the Brooklyn Arts   Council\, Inc. an
 d individual  donors. It is a sponsored project of the   New York Founda
 tion for the  Arts\, through their Fiscal Sponsorship   Program.The Phil
 ip and  Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus   College\, known for its
  diverse  collection and its innovative   educational programming and ou
 treach\, is  open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.\,   Tuesday through Friday\, and noo
 n to 4:30 p.m. on  Saturday and Sunday.   The Museum is closed Mondays a
 nd college holidays\,  including March 30\,   Easter Sunday. The Museum 
 is a member of the  ARTZ/Artists for   Alzheimer's museum network and is
  accessible to  visitors with   disabilities. Admission is free. The Mus
 eum is accredited  by the   American Association of Museums. Exhibitions
  and programs are  funded in   part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Cou
 ncil on the Arts.
URL:http://limerick.patch.com/events/jennifer-karady-in-country-soldiers-
 stories-from-iraq-and-afghanistan-exhibition-at-ursinus-college-32be0295
SUMMARY:Jennifer Karady 'In Country: Soldiers' Stories From Iraq and Afgh
 anistan' Exhibition at Ursinus College
LOCATION:601 E Main St\, Collegeville\, PA 19426: 601 E Main St\, College
 ville\, PA
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