ART INSIGHTS, “SOMEWHERE TO DISAPPEAR”
WHAT: A unique profile of photographer Alec Soth is the subject of the documentary Somewhere to Disappear, a film by Laure Flammarion and Arnaud Uyttenhove. This insightful journey into Soth’s world will be screened as part of SUU’s Department of Art and Design’s weekly series, Art Insights.
WHO: Art Insights, Southern Utah University, Department of Art and Design
WHEN: Thursday November 29, 2012
TIME: 7:00pm
WHERE: Centrum Arena, Section K, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT
TICKETS: Phone: Arts Hotline: (435) 865-8800 or visit: www.suu.edu/arts
PRICES: Free and the General Public is encouraged to attend.
SUU’S ART INSIGHTS TO SCREEN
DOCUMENTARY ON PHOTOGRAPHER
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah: A unique profile of photographer Alec Soth is the subject of the documentary Somewhere to Disappear, a film by Laure Flammarion and Arnaud Uyttenhove. This insightful journey into Soth’s world will be screened as part of SUU’s Department of Art and Design’s weekly series, Art Insights, on Thursday November 29, 2012. The lecture begins at 7pm in the Centrum Arena, Section K. Admission is freeand the general public is encouraged to attend.
For his project, “Broken Manual,” the photographer Alec Soth traveled across America looking for people who’ve retreated from society. Some live in mountain cabins, some in caves, others in the desert. It is through Alec’s eyes that we try to understand why those modern hermits want to escape. The photographer shows us a new fantasy, the dream to disappear. As Soth worked on the project, the filmmakers followed him on his trek to capture those individuals who have chosen to live on the margins of society.
Born in 1969 in the United States, Alec Soth lives and works in Minneapolis. He is part of the younger generation of American photographers. His work attracted considerable attention, and has received several awards: The McKnight Foundations and Gerome and the Santa Fe Prize for Fotography in 2003. He is represented in several private and public collections and the prestigious Gagosian Gallery in New York. His books, ‘Sleeping by the Mississippi’, 2004, ‘Niagara’, 2006, were published by Steidl. In 2004, he is also noticed during the Whitney Biennial in New York. Alec Soth is a member of Magnum Photos. His photographs have their roots in the tradition of Walker Evans, Robert Frank and Stephen Shore. His portrayal of daily lives accentuates the ideals of independence, freedom, spirituality and individualism of the American society.
Laure Flammarion is a 27-year-old director from France. After working in media production and various art projects, she finished her first film in The Corner, a portrait of the musician and entertainer Gonzales in 2008. She is currently writing a comedy and working on the adaptation of an Agnès Desarthe’s novel, and developing a road movie between Beirut and Paris. Arnaud Uyttenhove was born in Belgium in 1981. After studying cinema in Paris, he began working as an art director for various production companies. Somewhere to Disappear is his first film. He is currently working on a new fictional project.
Art Insights is a weekly program hosted during the fall and spring semesters by SUU’s Art and Design faculty. Students and community members meet weekly to experience presentations and discussions by visiting artists and art educators from around the nation who share their work and insights and attend gallery openings. Admission is free, and the general public is invited to attend.
Experience a photographer’s journey to capture people who has chosen to “disappear.” Don’t miss the remarkable and poignant film presented at Art Insights. For more information on the SUU College of Performing and Visual Arts events, please call the Arts Hotline at (435) 865-8800, or visit www.suu.edu/arts.
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