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MARCH 9, 2017 // 3 Photographer investigates what U.S. residents, refugees have in common ASTORIA — LightBox Photographic Gallery opens “The Refugees’ Dreams” with an artist reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 11. This series of photo- montages by artist Friderike Heuer is dedicated to those fl eeing their war-torn coun- tries and to those helping refugees settle. Heuer will give an artist talk about the series at 4 p.m. Saturday, immediately before the opening. Call LightBox at 503-468-0238 for reserved seating. Heuer’s current project consists of three parts: “On Transience” explored the transient psychological states of immigrants and refugees; “The Refugees’ Dreams” is focused on what residents and those seeking shelter in the United States have in common. The third part (working title “Tran- sit”) is in progress and tackles America’s dual re- lationship with mobility — citizens cherish their own mobility, but some want to deny it to those crossing U.S. borders. “As an immigrant my- self, I am aware of the dif- fi culties adjusting to a new culture, a new language, the loss of what was and the obstacles to integration,” Heuer says. “I can only imagine how much harder it is when these changes are forced by the need to escape war zones without being coast INSIDE THIS ISSUE weekend SUBMITTED PHOTO “Looking for Jobs,” a photomontage by Friderike Heuer. welcome somewhere else. “My work tries to ad- dress these issues by focus- ing on what we all have in COAST WEEKEND EDITOR REBECCA SEDLAK COAST WEEKEND PHOTOS DANNY MILLER arts & entertainment ADVERTISING MANAGER BETTY SMITH ON THE COVER CONTRIBUTORS CATE GABLE DWIGHT CASWELL RYAN HUME Women of the World, a four- part a cappella group, will perform March 11 at the Lib- erty Theatre in Astoria. SUBMITTED PHOTO BY RO ROWAN PHOTOGRAPHY To advertise in Coast Weekend, call 503-325-3211 or contact your local sales representative. © 2017 COAST WEEKEND See story on Page 7 THE ARTS 4 ‘An art student all my life’ 7 Women of the World 12 Renee Rowe pursues the adventure of art making FEATURE A cappella group sings a message of peace, unity DINING Mouth of the Columbia Community over spicy dishes at Fiery Foods Fest FURTHER ENJOYMENT MUSIC CALENDAR .....................5 CROSSWORD................................6 SEE + DO...............................10, 11 CW MARKETPLACE..................16 GRAB BAG...................................19 Find it all online! CoastWeekend.com features full calendar listings, keyword search and easy sharing on social media. Coast Weekend welcomes comments and contributions from readers. New items for publication consider- ation must be submitted by 10 a.m. Tuesday, one week and two days before publication. TO SUBMIT AN ITEM Phone: 503.325.3211 Ext. 217 or 800.781.3211 Fax: 503.325.6573 E-mail: editor@coastweekend.com Address: P.O.Box 210 • 949 Exchange St. Astoria, OR 97103 Coast Weekend is published every Thursday by the EO Media Group, all rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced without consent of the publisher. Coast Weekend appears weekly in The Daily Astorian and the Chinook Observer. common: a desire for peace, for absence of harm, for a future that allows our chil- dren to grow and prosper,” Heuer continues. “Being aware of what unites rather than separates us from those seeking asylum might di- minish the distance between us. Perhaps it will help us to get involved in fi nding solu- tion to the refugee crisis. That is the hope, at least.” Trained initially as a trial attorney, Heuer shifted careers and immigrated to the U.S. from Germany in 1981. After receiving a Ph.D. from the New School for Social Research in New York in experimental psy- chology, she taught visual perception, cognition and social psychology at both the graduate and undergrad- uate levels for 15 years. She now is working as a full-time artist, and her work is primarily con- cerned with issues of jus- tice, both historically and in contemporary settings, and the consequences of exile and emigration. Her recent work has explored the actual and emotional results of displacement (“Fugue,” “On Tran- sience,” “Affirmation & Negation”) and the conse- quences of reckless politi- cal and economic decision making (“Free Fall”) and war (“The Armed Man”). For more information, visit www.friderikeheuer.com The exhibit runs from March 11 through April 4. LightBox is located at 1045 Marine Drive.
