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Posted on Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - Arts & Events
Fall Photography Exhibit Features WSU Student Jian Tie Yang
CONTACT:
- Lea Robertson, WSU Vancouver, 360/546-9600, lea_robertson@vancouver.wsu.edu
- Sheri Byrd, Office of Marketing and Communications, 360/546-9602, byrds@vancouver.wsu.edu
Vancouver, Wash. - Jian Tie Yang's photographs are on display in the Washington State University Vancouver Library now through the end of November.
Yang grew up in China and the photography series serves as a visual reflection of the memories he had as a child. He is a master of fine arts in photography student at WSU in Pullman.
Yang currently has two black and white displays located in the library. The first, "Left Behind," utilizes objects found in derelict farmsteads and abandoned homes in the rural Palouse countryside. Some of these items were removed from their original context and placed into a separate, but nearby scene in order to create a new narrative.
The other display is titled, "The Trail of Time," which pictures burning incense. Yang said that according to Chinese philosophy, life is like the burning incense, everything is transient and the smoke trail is not predictable.
Yang's work is not only unique, but also conveys enough information to encourage the viewer's own interpretation and personal feelings.
Entry to exhibits is free. Library hours are Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 10 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., and Saturday - Sunday 10 a.m. - 7.p.m.
Parking is available in metered spaces, weekdays in the Blue Lot for $3, and weekends in all colored lots.
WSU Vancouver is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave., east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or on C-Tran Bus route 19 from the Salmon Creek Park and Ride. WSU Vancouver offers 14 Bachelor's degrees, nine Master's degrees, one Doctorate degree and more than 35 fields of study. Visit us on the Web at http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu.Photos by Jian Tie Yang. Click thumbnails for high resolution images.
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