Collected Visions

In a similar vein as the family ancestry online photo archives, artist Lorie Novak created Collected Visions, a web-based art piece on family photography and shared cultural histories as explored through snapshots. Lorie was my teacher at NYU and is an amazing artist, mentor, and friend.

From the Collected Visions website:

"The concept for Collected Visions grew out of the photographs and installations Lorie Novak has been creating since the early 1980s. She uses family snapshots and images from the media to explore the relationships between personal and collective memory. Lorie Novak curates the exhibitions in the CV Gallery and maintains the CV Museum. Because the concept of "truth" is a complicated one, the ownership of the snapshots is not identified beyond what is written in the essays. The majority of submitted stories are posted--the goal of the site is to be a place of diverse voices."

Visit Collected Visions here.

Submit images and essays to Collected Visions here.