Black and white photography depicts First Nations people through time

Black and white photographs by three University of Lethbridge art students will be featured in Iiht·ÌsÌnaakio’p (Camera), an art exhibition curated by Rob First Charger. The concept behind the photographic exhibition, with work by Rudy Black Plume, Star Crop Eared Wolf and Joel No Runner, is a reflection of historical and contemporary photographs created by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal photographers. The three artists depict First Nations people in a continuum of time, created for a contemporary time and audience. Their photographic skills recreating Native Americans in photographic reality, a virtual world resonates in the realms of lived and learned experiences of Aboriginal people in the 21st century. They are conveying the same technical data, skill, and criteria found in mainstream fine arts photography. Fine arts photography is defined as a process whereby the artist establishes a creative vision to generate an artistic statement in the field of photography. The exhibition takes place March 1 to April 30 at the Blackfoot Art Gallery and Gift Shop, in Lethbridge.