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Hannah Altman’s photographs are a link on a chain of Jewish cultural memory

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  • May 13th, 2023
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    Hannah Altman is a Jewish-American artist from New Jersey and based in Boston. Her photographs portray lineage, folklore, memory, and narrative. How does a new project start for you? Do you prefer to take notes by doing research around the subjects you are interested in or do you prefer to shoot first, taking visual notes […]

    ‘Part of Fortune and Part of Spirit’ by Antone Dolezal

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  • Jan 7th, 2022
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    Antone Dolezal is a visual artist and author whose body of work surveys the cultural and political dynamics of American folklore and mythology. Your work is related to the themes of American folklore and mythology. What draws you to this field?I’m interested in communal storytelling. Whether it’s oral storytelling traditions, literature or visual materials, the […]

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