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Online Gallery Talk with photographer Randall Hyman

September 24, 2023 @ 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Online Gallery Talk with photographer Randall Hyman

Sunday, September 24, 2023 | 2:00 pm CT

Location: Online on Zoom, register to receive the Zoom link

Enjoy Vesterheim’s exhibition, Sámi Dreams: Portraits of Resilience in the Norwegian Arctic, from home with an online presentation by exhibit curator Randall Hyman!

During the talk, Randall will tell the stories behind the pictures and describe the portrait sitters, their interviews, their role in the overall theme of the exhibit, and how the photos were taken.

The program is free. Register here to receive an email with the Zoom link to connect at the time of the presentation.

This exhibit features 18 photographic portraits of Sámi men and women in Scandinavia along with recorded interviews by researcher Randall Hyman that touch on indigenous rights, climate change, reindeer husbandry, art, and other topics. Randall has traveled the globe on magazine assignments for nearly four decades covering natural history and travel topics from Northern Europe to South America to Asia to Africa.

Randall encourages participants to view a 14-minute video before the start of his gallery talk. The video can be viewed on his website here or in the exhibit at Vesterheim.

Find out more about the exhibit here.

This exhibit and programming are made possible by generous gifts to the Vesterheim Annual Fund from the friends and family of Harley and Norma Refsal.

Details

Date:
September 24, 2023
Time:
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM