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ARTS Student explores history in photos By Kristin Gertzer Emerald Contributor "(With photography) 1 have translated my ambiguous feelings toward my coun try through visual composition." said photographer Alan Brookfield, a Univer sity student whose 2H photographs are i urrently featured in a F.ugeno gallery "And my stance is apparent However, other art < an !>e dogmatic., and 1 tried not to 1m- that strii t with my pie< es." he said Brookfield's presentation, showing in I’hotozone Callery at 411 High Street, is his first solo exhibition It began |an a and < ontinues through Feb 7 The exhibit inr hides a collaboration of photographs, including 1 ri black and white, various large-format color and computer-assisted imagery The exhibi tion is entitled "Past Tense "I c hose this title because my work deals with the past in many wavs; i ultur alh and personally." Brookfield said "The word 'tense' describes the tension and uneasiness of the past Relying on his own experience as a babv Ixiomer from an Fast Const suburb. Brookfield's photos are construe ted with his childhood in mind "Some pieces are drawn directly from my background he said "I grew up in the mainstream of Amerir an culture, but 1 don't accept that idea anymore I am not rejecting values, but questioning them.” During the ‘nils and early '70s. photog raphy was pist a hobby for Brookfield In 1975. Brookfield rei eived his first degree in business from the University After 15 years of work experience, fie re turned to the University to pursue an ed ucation in art He said fie planned to primarily study painting and drawing, lint took a photog raphy class out of interest and "got hooked Brookfield continued studying at the University because he "found that Ku gene and the University added up" to his career goals as an artistic photographer "I have not regretted anything It's been great." he said Brookfield has linen a member of the Photo b> Anrfrr K«m«n ( ni versify student Alan Brookfield is currently exhibiting his photography se ries, ‘Past/Tense." at Eugene's Photozone Gallery. 411 High Street. The show ing runs through Feb. 7. (uoperative. artist-run Photozone Gallery lor six months He said he applied for membership to receive publicity outside the University. Gallery members rotate monthly into the exhibition slot while the other artists answer people's questions, publicize. ing for the show." Brookfield said. Ten joy working with collages, but 1 did not realize how much until now." Brookfield said the most outstanding piece is a series of 12 photos entitled "Hostages to fortune." one part of a larger series. ‘These photos are important to me because they are personal and more symbolic about our modem culture’ -Alan Brookfield Itttlp on committees ami support each other, he said For his presentation. Brookfield chose to display mostly his collage work. He said almost everything he chose for the show was a constructed image with the same theme "I did not realize this until I was edit "These photos are important to me be cause they are personal and more sym bolic about our modern culture," he said. "From this meaningful sense. I get the most comments from the public at the openings." Brookfield plans to graduate from the University this spring Local producer examines TV By Ming Rodrigues Emerald Reporter Imagine a life ruled by a little, square box spewing larger-than-life, colored images. Imagine living en grossed in a secret world where the only thing that exists for you is the flickering drama unfolding in that goggle-box we call the television. 'it's scary how television has be come a pacifier in our lives and how reality is defined along its lines." said Ben Buebe. a telecommunications and film major. Beebe should know: he has been ex ploring the subject of television and its effects on our culture through vid eo productions for as long as he can lime. "There's so much in this world we don’t know of that television and the media in general are shielding from us or distorting," he said. "That makes it hard to define between fact and fic tion." An example is the media coverage of war in the Middle East, he said. "That has taken on the proportions of a football game; everyone seems so thrilled about it Out do we know what's really happening behind all the censored information? I'm dis gusted with the reports and can't watch it anymore," he said. Beebe sees video filming us an alter native to the typical media. ‘It’s a personal statement where you're telling your own story, often sending out a real message about your experiences and about life. 9 Ben Beebe remember. His current production. "Asleep in the Wild Kingdom." deals with the is sue of media addiction and alienation. As the title suggests, the television ad dict. caught up with living out TVs fantasy realm, is oblivious to life in the real world. The video itself is an internal mono logue of one man's obsession with the small screen. It tells the tale of how he eventually frees himself from its chains and starts living. "Asleep in the Wild Kingdom" will be screened Friday, (an 25, at 8 p.m. in the Ben Linder Room. Beebe's focus on the media stems from his perception of it as the "vast wasteland." Being addicted to televi sion is bad enough, he believes, but being obsessed with something that doesn't represent the truth is painful. He added that the media isaue is one of the most pressing problems of our "It's a personal statement where you're telling your own story, often sending out a real message about your experiences and about life." he said. A series of his home-made videos about the media."Persistence of Vi sion." was featured in a University screening last spring. A video installation is in the works for a later showing at the UVerne Krause Gallery in Lawrence Hall. However, his biggest protect hap pens next month when, together with local film-makers. Beebe will be pro ducing a program for a local television station. The program will showcase the works and talents of local film and video makers. local producers inter ested in getting involved can contact Beebe at 343-3554. 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