THROUGH GRETA’S LENS
Photography
Exhibition by Greta M. Jaklitsch
October 1 – November 13, 2005
Public Reception:
Friday, September
30, 5-8 pm
at Eaton Richmond Center Gallery
Daniel Webster College - Nashua, New Hampshire
“Through Greta’s Lens” brings
photographs by the Austrian-born Ms. Jaklitsch to one of her favorite
destinations. This artist specializes in nature photography, but is
interested in all aspects of the environment. She is known for capturing
the small and oft-missed special moments of life around us - nothing is safe
from her camera!
The exhibition features 42 original prints
which cover subjects taken while traveling in Europe, Canada, the New
England states, the Grand Canyon, New York City neighborhoods and parks.
The lead photograph of the show is a study called “Resting” in
which a large turtle is sitting on a rock in a pond. It is this image that
reminds us that it’s important to stop, perhaps to rest, and to look around
and appreciate the serenity of nature. Despite the pollution that surrounds
it, the turtle remains a unique creature at peace with the moment.
Ms. Jaklitsch has been documenting life with
her camera for the past 30 years – whether traveling, taking a walk in the
park, or looking out a plane window and spotting something interesting.
Greta finds beauty in the everyday occurrences that most people do not stop
to notice while rushing through the day. “Stop the car!” is a phrase
often heard when one is driving with Greta: she will see a particular tree,
an animal in a meadow, or want to catch a snow scene before it melts away.
She has received many feature stories in the
Queens, New York press for the work she has been showing for only the past
three years. Since March alone, Ms. Jaklitsch has exhibited in juried shows
at prestigious art venues including Bayside Historical Society, The Pen &
Brush in Manhattan, Islip Art Museum, and Flushing Town Hall. Since 2003 she
has also participated in monthly group shows at the Alliance of Queens
Artists Center.
For the Voelker Orth Museum in Flushing, New
York, she completed a photographic study of their Victorian garden, which is
to be used in the museum brochure. She is also working on a project for the
museum called “Flushing: Then & Now” which documents the changes in
historic Flushing buildings from the 1600’s to the present time.
For more information or an interview with Ms.
Jaklitsch, please contact C. Stewart at 603-577-6622. Ms. Jaklitsch will be
in Nashua from September 28th to October 2nd, and
November 14th-15th.
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