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BEING SEEN / IN-BETWEEN

This exhibit being seen / in-between is a selection of 35 photographs generated by homeless teens from Kulture Klub Collaborative’s 2006 Artist In Residence program with artist Peter Haakon Thompson.

Thompson worked with a group of 31 youth in photography workshops that explored intimate personal connections to the diverse landscapes of their lives. Youth were asked to create self portraits that represent meaningful and emotional responses to places and spaces they occupy.

During his 10 week residency, Thompson led youth in workshops involving all aspects of traditional photography including; working with 35mm and large format cameras, shooting self portraits “on location” in various settings, processing film negatives and prints in a darkroom, engaging in critical group dialogue about the photographs, and curating and installing a final exhibit.

This exhibition was developed to be displayed in different public spaces as a means to offer the Kulture Klub artists and their personal expressions to be seen and heard, allowing young people whom are marginalized and often feel invisible to make themselves visible to a broader public.

Kulture Klub Collaborative is an independent nonprofit arts organization that brings together artists and homeless teens at YouthLink’s Project OffStreets. Kulture Klub brings dignity and respect to homeless youth and to artists, catalyzing new relationships between art and community. Kulture Klub is a bridge for at-risk youth to move from isolation to expression, towards finding a voice of participation in their communities.

This exhibition was made possible by generous support from the Saint Paul Travelers Arts & Diversity Committee.

We would like to thank YouthLink, Rogier Gregoire, Karsten & Tryg, Gayle & Frybreadlove, the MN Center for Photography, and Digigraphics Photos Inc. for generously donating supplies, equipment, space, and services for this project. A special thanks to Peter Haakon Thompson for being an inspiration to our group and for his magnificent work.

TO VIEW THE EXHIBIT CLICK HERE.