Sarah Wilson "Blind Prom"
Foley Gallery
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For the students at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, prom night is a momentous occasion. Since the spring season of 2006, Sarah Wilson has offered her professional services as the prom photographer for TSBVI. Sarah Wilson was introduced to the blind community in 2005 when she began working as a stills photographer and field producer on the PBS-funded film, "The Eyes of Me," a documentary about four students attending the Texas School for the Blind in Austin, Texas. Springing from her immersion into this film’s new company, Wilson’s own series, “Blind Prom,” focuses on an American right of passage, the high school prom. Throughout the night she captures candid moments of the prom attendees, while producing their formal portraits. These rich, full-color images express the joy and spirit of, the thrill and intensity for a group of marginalized teens participating in the universal experience of attending a formal prom.
[Image: Sarah Wilson "Patsy" (2008) pigment print 19 x 13 in.]
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Schedule
from May 26, 2009 to July 31, 2009
Opening Reception on 2009-05-28 from 18:00 to 20:00