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| EN FOCO | Photographers | |
 William Alatriste Flag Seller on 6th Avenue © 2001 |
William Alatriste Born: Bronx, NY Residence: New York, NY Selected Exhibitions: New York Univeristy, NY En Foco at North Fork Bank, Bronx, NY, 2003 Art At C.U.A.N.D.O Doctors Without Borders, NY Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH Education: B.A. in English Literature, New York Univeristy, 1998 urrently pursuing an M.F.A in Creative Writing. Artist’s Statement: “In the days and weeks immediately following 9-11, New York, a city not known for its patriotism had, by virtue of a sudden volcanic eruption of patriotic feeling, conspicuously transformed itself into Middle-America. The flag was everywhere and had undergone a seismic shift in meaning. It had gone from being a ‘static ‘symbol to a ‘status’ symbol. For most of us (and by this I mean people born and raised here) it was simply a matter of reacquainting ourselves with a known quantity. Yet for many others, especially the people in these photographs, the flag was - in an atmosphere that had become increasingly hostile and suspicious of foreigners - literally the last line of defense. Wearing it, selling it, swaddling oneself in it became less a statement of faith than an act of self-preservation and survival.“ |
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