We call our photography group at Milestone Day Treatment and Deaf Services Sharing Our World, which is what we have been doing since our first class in August of 2008. When I approached Kane Regional Center last summer I had an idea to display our photographs in hopes to reach out to Kane residents by visually sharing snippets of this friendly city. An innocent inquire turned out to be a collaboration of photo group, art group, and Kane residents.
During the recent winter months, the photo group met with some of the Kane residents to find which parts of Pittsburgh held treasured memories. We gathered this information and set out between January and April, in all sorts of weather, to make these photographs specifically for the Kane residents. Here on these walls are little windows into Downtown, South Side Slopes, Lawrenceville, and other well-known spots such as the Carnegie Library in Oakland, “The Igloo”, and Phipps Conservatory. I noticed that this experience has helped the photo group talk about their memories and share with each other heartfelt stories. We hope these photographs allow the Kane residents to have a similar experience.
On behalf of the photo group, I’ve included a small documentary section to show who we are and how we approached this fun and exciting collaboration. Written underneath the smaller prints are answers to the question, “what are you giving to Kane residents with these photographs?” Each member of the photo group truly enjoyed this opportunity and we hope we’ve started a lasting friendship.
Jessica Kalmar
Spring 2011
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Each member of this project was photographed while they photographed on location.
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Under each of these photographs is a quote by the photographer about helping Kane bring the outside world inside.
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Alongside our photographs were other works of art given by artists at Milestone.
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We also did collages. This is Jon’s.
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| Janet's collage. |
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| Kurt's collage. |
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| This is a permanent exhibit. The walls in Kane have photographs we made that were specifically requested by Kane residents. |
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