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Journey of the Soul @ Rogue Buddha
Wednesday 21 May @ 11:53:18 |
 by Jake Keeler
We journey through life often as observers, sometimes as participants. The places we visit, the people we meet, and our experiences become crucial in our personal beliefs. The exhibit, Journey of the Soul, at the Rogue Buddha gallery raises these issues through thoughtful and engaging photographs.
"Drumming Feet" by Heather C. Matson
The show consists of work by Marnie J. Fiedler, Eileen K. Reich, and Heather C. Matson. The images and ideas presented by the artists range from one's spiritual relationship with nature, to worldly travels to personal exposure to other cultures.
Fielder deals primarily with her relationship to nature, and how it guides and inspires her life. Her photographs manage to capture the feeling that one gets when seeing something for the first time, having it burned into memory, and subsequently affecting one's life. Fielder's images of fish heads from "Farmer's Market #2"go beyond being mere fish and become a key element in this traveler's overall experience.
Spirituality through observation and travel is the subject of Reich's photos that draw from a wide expanse of geographic areas and cultures. Whether black and white or color, they have been taken with a critical eye and an idea of the message being conveyed. Shoes of a monk in Japan or three photos depicting the cross/crucifixion from Hawaii, Texas, and New Mexico communicate how Reich has experienced her travels on a spiritual level through the process of taking these photos.
Matson's photos dealing with the Lakota of South Dakota could be the material for a seminar on observation and interaction in art. The series emphatically demonstrates how the experience of taking photos can become more than an artistic endeavor. The photos themselves are some of the best in the show and all are handled with a mastery of photographic technique and sophisticated aesthetics. They present an issue to the observer: the images can be seen as something other, or as an extension of oneself, depending on what the viewer brings to the dialogue.
Journey of the Soul addresses concerns of observation and interaction with nature, studying other cultures, and how these practices inspire and influence our personal spiritualities. For some, nature replaces organized religion. For others, the beliefs of other cultures help formulate something more universal. But we must ask ourselves, as the images in this show suggest, are we merely observing, or are we an active participant in the things that shape our soul?
Journey of the Soul continues through June 1. Rogue Buddha Gallery, 2402 E. Hennepin Ave., Mpls. Hours: Fri.–Sun. 3–8 p.m.; Mon. 12–5 p.m. 612-331-3889.
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