American Photography Professor Harris Fogel Chairs Jury for 2nd Warsaw Biannual of Media Art

Professor Harris Fogel jurying for 2nd Warsaw Biannual of Media Art (more photos)

American photography professor Harris Fogel of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia was the Chairman of the Jury for the student works competition that accompanies the 2nd Warsaw Biannual of Media Art in Warsaw organized by the Academy of Fine Arts (ASP).  An exhibition of Fogel’s selected photography opened on Nov. 19 at the Media Art Gallery, at Spokojna 15. The works come from 2 series of works, “A Few American Cultures” and “Crack Bags and Other Stories,” presenting his work resulting  from 20 years of exploring America’s varied geographical and cultural landscape.

Prof. Fogel also presented 2 lectures in Warsaw, one of them entitled “Remastering the Past” under the America Presents program at the Embassy where he talked about his own work and fascinations, including the influence of photography on the American presidency. He delivered his talk, ““From Daguerre to Digital – A Brief Romp Through Photo History,”  for the ASP students.  Prof. Fogel also appeared at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts with a presentation co-organized by the Consulate General in Krakow.

Visits to several galleries in Warsaw and Krakow gave him a wide overview of the rich Polish art scene and meetings at the Ministry of Culture and Fulbright Commission helped him to gain valuable information on possible funding for future cooperation of his University with Polish Academies.