{"id":2448010,"date":"2019-08-26T21:20:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T03:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/photographers-to-show-decades-of-work-in-africa-wednesday-evening\/"},"modified":"2019-08-26T21:20:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T03:20:00","slug":"photographers-to-show-decades-of-work-in-africa-wednesday-evening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/photographers-to-show-decades-of-work-in-africa-wednesday-evening\/","title":{"rendered":"Photographers to show decades of work in Africa Wednesday evening"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A photo of hunters in Tanzania from Carol Beckwith’s and Angela Fisher’s “African Twilight” multimedia exhibit. The two women have been photographing remote communities in Africa for over 40 years and will be sharing some of their work in Aspen on Wednesday evening.<\/strong>
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Two photographers who have spent over 40 years capturing the sacred ceremonies and art forms of traditional African communities will present their latest multimedia exhibition Wednesday at the Paepcke Auditorium.<\/p>\n

Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher have documented the lifestyles of more than 200 African cultures in 45 of the continent\u2019s 54 countries across over 300,000 miles.<\/p>\n

Their latest exhibition, \u201cAfrican Twilight,\u201d covers the past 15 years of their work and aims to show the diverse artistry and creativity of African cultures \u2014 and how many of these remote cultures and traditions are disappearing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe feel we\u2019ve captured something that shows a sense of urgency \u2026 40% of the traditions we\u2019ve documented no longer exist,\u201d Fisher said via phone Monday afternoon. \u201cAfrica is the birthplace of humanity. It\u2019s where we all came from and its cultural heritage belongs to us all.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Wednesday evening, Beckwith and Fisher will show 85 photos and 10 short videos in hopes of helping attendees understand how rich and varied the cultures of African communities are.<\/p>\n

They will be hosted by the local Friends of Africa International nonprofit, which aims to conserve and protect African wildlife, environment and culture, and brought Beckwith and Fisher to present in Aspen in 2003.<\/p>\n

Since 2003, Beckwith and Fisher\u2019s portfolio has grown to include more books and videos, including \u201cAfrican Twilight,\u201d and will continue to grow until the women have captured the traditional cultures of every African country, they said.<\/p>\n

When they\u2019ve reached this goal, Fisher and Beckwith plan to create a comprehensive archive of their work and display it both physically within a public institution and digitally in schools and communities across Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany of the elders we\u2019ve talked with say they lament the fact that the younger generations aren\u2019t as interested in maintaining tradition \u2026 they want to go into the cities for the promise of a modern life,\u201d Beckwith said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut some of the kids who have left their traditions have reached out to us and want to know who their grandparents were and what ceremonies and rituals they practiced. \u2026 That\u2019s why we want to bring a digital museum back to Africa, so these traditional values can be introduced in new ways into the modern world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the past four decades, Beckwith and Fisher acknowledged they\u2019d learned a lot about African peoples. But the women also said they\u2019ve learned a lot about life in general.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were initially attracted to the creativity (in Africa), but after we started living among these communities, we realized that life can be lived in a variety of ways; there is no one way,\u201d Fisher said. \u201cOur mission is to tell this big life story and we are blessed to be two women doing it together.\u201d<\/p>\n

mvincent@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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