JR Harke Photography, Inc. will be showing art from the studio’s Itallia Collection at MOCA DC Art Gallery in Georgetown starting October 2 and ending October 31, 2009.
The theme of the show is “Potpourri: Middle East & Middle America.” Commenting on his work in the October show, Jerry Harke, owner of JR Harke Photography, Inc. and Marigot Publishing House, Inc., said, “This piece of art is called TALIBAN GIRL. The photo was shot in Italy and features an Italian model known as Sony.”
Asked about the name given to the image, Harke said, “I was shooting with Sony in a beautiful green wheat field on rolling hills east of Pisa, Italy. We found and old brick and stone structure built in the early 1900s with parts of the building destroyed in World War II. Sony brought several items she wanted to use in the photos and one item was literally a herringbone pattern table cloth with tassels around the edge.
"She sat in a broken out windowsill and playfully threw the cloth up over her head, covering part of her face and said ‘I’m the Taliban Girl.’ I thought she was joking and began to laugh at her suggestion, but soon realized we were going to achieve a very special level of art. So, I began shooting. Although most of the images from that scene were humorous, there was one that I believe captured the essence of what she was working to project better than all the rest. It is this photo that is on exhibit at MOCA DC in October.”
Dave Quammen, Executive Director at MOCA DC said, “This exhibit intends to open the various conflicts and social mores of Middle Eastern nations to the critical inspection of artists working in all forms of art, including the written word. The nations include, but are not limited to the Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Pakistan, Palestine and Syria. While this is the general theme for our show every October, we have also added the issue of health care bringing the event to the point of what I call a political potpourri.
The opening reception for the show is Friday, October 2 beginning at 6 pm and running until 10 pm (or later). Those interested in more information about the show may contact Dave Quammen at
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18 U.S.C. Section 2257 compliance notice. All models and other persons who appear in this blog were over the age of eighteen (18)years at the time of the creation of the images. Records pertaining to the photographic works of Jerry R. Harke required pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 2257 and CFR 75 are kept by the custodian of records at Marigot Publishing House, Attn: Jerry R. Harke, 6805 Sprucedale Court, Annandale, Virginia 22003
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