Art takes different forms in photo exhibit

Karen Shinn SHI04001@BYUI.EDU scroll staff

Have you ever wondered what it takes to put together an art exhibit? If you want to know, four seniors from the Art department can tell you.

Reva Fairbairn, a senior from Idaho Falls; Erica Millard, a senior from Teton, Idaho; Stephanie Anderson, a senior from High River, Alberta; and Lisa Aragon, a senior from Rexburg, have put together a photography exhibit in the lobby of the Eliza R. Snow Building, Fairbairn said.

All fine arts majors are required to set up an exhibit of their work before graduating.

While most exhibits are single student exhibits, this one involves the work of four students and is located in the Snow Building. Usually these exhibits are in the top of the Jacob Spori Building.

Each artist’s work is unique with different reasons for their photography.

Reva Fairbairn photographed landfills. She said it was interesting for her to find the beauty in the garbage she saw. Some of her art includes a photo of a pile of tires and a discarded toilet.

Stephanie Anderson chose to photograph a group of people in Canada called the Hutterites. Her artwork includes pictures of the lives of Hutterite women, men and children.

“I guess you might be able to say that the thing that inspired me the most about the Hutterites was that there really isn’t any art work about them,” Anderson said. “Being that they don’t encourage art in their culture, it was really fun to see them get excited about what I was doing there.”

Lisa Aragon was motivated by her family. For her project she traveled to different areas of the United States to photograph the homes of her ancestors.

Erica Millard went to Idaho farms and photographed farmers in order to show the people working to provide food.

All four students found the project to be a helpful experience.

“This project has been an eye-opener for me. It has helped me to appreciate how much work it takes to get a show ready for a gallery, especially if you want it to be high quality,” Aragon said. “I am very pleased with the results, and it was worth the hard work.”

The exhibit started Nov. 8 and will run until Dec. 16.