“Journalist/Voyeur” Opens Friday at ActivistArtistA Gallery

“Most journalists are restless voyeurs who see the warts on the world, the imperfections in people and places. Gloom is their game, the spectacle their passion, normality their nemesis.” — Gay Talese

Some days, the journalist serves his or her calling’s highest purpose: informing the public about wartime struggles and corporate corruption, or documenting the senseless shooting death of an unarmed Florida teen by a neighborhood watch volunteer.

Then there are the not-so-banner days – when the journalists of the 24-hour news cycle offer little more than celebrity mental breakdowns, 911 calls to tell police that Burger King is out of lemonade, and breaking news coverage on the demise of Kim Kardashian’s and Kris Humphries’ nuptials.

The split personality of the journalist as both careful informer and insatiable voyeur is one that has been debated at length both on air and in the public sphere. This split is now also the inspiration behind ActivistArtistA Gallery’s latest installation “Journalist/Voyeur: The Work of Jonathan Dvoretz and Michael Herb,” which opens Friday. To coincide with the Boynton Beach’s Artwalk, show curator and Gallery owner Rolando Chang Barrero wanted to show the “tension between the two roles of the journalist.” So he selected two photographers to play with the idea. Michael Herb brings the more newsy part of the equation with a series called Project 365, for which Herb took one picture a day for an entire year. Many of these days included chasing down and documenting events from San Francisco to Florida. Photographer Jonathan Dvoretz, on the other hand, brings in the more playful and voyeuristic side of photography, working mostly in commercial, fashion, editorial, and advertising.

The show opens 6 p.m. Friday and continues through April with a special roundtable discussion with Palm Beach Post reporter Lona O’Connor on April 5.

Where: ActivistArtistA Gallery (422 W. Industrial Ave., Boynton Beach)
When: 6 p.m. Friday, March 23
Price: Free
Contact: http://activistartista.blogspot.com/

Friday, March 9, 2012

Journalist/Voyeur

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422 West Industrial Ave.

Boynton Beach, FL 33426

Contact: Rolando Chang Barrero

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Opening Reception On March 23, 2012 at 6 PM

The Photography Exhibition called Journalist/Voyeur opens with an Artists Reception on March 23, 2012 at 6 pm. The exhibition of the photographic images of Michael Herb and Jonathan Dvoretz runs through April 20, 2012.

Project365 by Michael Herb is exposes his creativity and meticulous compositions while working under extreme conditions. This photojournalist project, which produced 365 noteworthy images on 365 continuous days, was framed with strict guidelines and deadlines while traveling across country chasing events and unique situations.

Read about the specifics of Project365 here: http://204studiosphoto.com/365project

Jonathan Dvoretz works explores the voyeuristic gaze of the high fashion world. His too is a documentary of culture framed by deadlines, travels, and extremes.

See more of Jonathan Dvoretz work at: http://www.jonathandvoretz.com/