Sean Kernan will present “Setting the Photographer Aside” to BPS via Zoom. Kernan will discuss a few foundational points, then talk about the idea of releasing one’s ideas and working in the almost childlike presence that is the state of creativity.
So, do you know Sean Kernan’s work? If you don’t, check out his website HERE. He is extremely amazing.
Sean Kernan is a widely-exhibited photographer, writer, film maker and teacher, focused on the exploration of creativity. He is the author of The Secret Books (with Jorge Luis Borges), Among Trees (With Anthony Doerr), Darrell Petit In Stone, and Looking Into the Light, on creativity and photography. Kernan’s photographic work has been exhibited and published in France, Mexico, Egypt, Greece, China, Italy, Switzerland, Iran, Korea, and across the U.S. He has made the award-winning films, Crow Stories, The Kampala Boxing Club, A Mind of Winter, and The Visitor. He has also collaborated with the dance company of choreographer Alison Chase on a theater/dance/multimedia work, Drowned, that premiered at MASS MoCA. Clients include AT&T, Knoll, GE, Pratt and Whitney, New York Times, Smithsonian, Bloomberg, Harvard. Kernan has taught and lectured at the New School/Parsons, Art Center Pasadena, Yale Medical School, ICP, and the University of Texas, and he has written for Communication Arts, Lenswork, and Graphis.
I learned of Sean Kernan when I watched John Paul Caponigro (our speaker on November 15) interview him as part of a Santa Fe Workshops series. Here is the posting of this webinar by John Paul in his newsletter “Insights”. I was quite overwhelmed by Kernan.
There are so many facets to Kernan. You’ll see this immediately if you spend time on his website. I don’t believe that I’ve ever spent so much time on a website before and I’ve enjoyed every visit. His portrait shots are very mesmerizing. His landscapes, so emotional. I have watched all of his videography. “Crow Stories” just aired to the public for the first time on October 15, 2021 and the venue was on the Crow Reservation near Yellowstone NP in Montana with Kernan present. The film is so incredibly good. His techniques of blending stories together is great as are his fade ins and outs with voices trailing over. “Crow Stories” tells intimate life stories and the many details of Crow life as seen through a special private looking glass as well as having amazing scenery. Sean has really captured something special. His short film “The Visitor” is such a touching tribute to his family’s past. We should all have such memories. The film was put together with so much feeling, passion and creativity.
Kernan does workshops through Maine Media and Santa Fe Workshops. Here is his book site.
Sean Kernan has incredibly agreed to speak to BPS. Wait until you see the presentation of this giant among us.
This will be a paid event for non-members with a $10 donation.
For non-members interested in attending, please register by making your $10 donation at https://store.berksphotographic.org/product/club-donation/. At checkout, please specify “Sean Kernan – February 21” in the Additional information/Order Notes box. Once we receive your donation, your pass will be emailed to you. The deadline to request passes for this event is the Wednesday before the meeting.
