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 © Pato Hebert, untitled #1 Trying to Catch Your Breath series Archival pigment print, 10x13"  © Pato Hebert, untitled #2 Trying to Catch Your Breath series Archival pigment print, 10x13"  © Pato Hebert, untitled #4 Trying to Catch Your Breath series Archival pigment print, 10x13" |
Pato Hebert Born: 1970, Idaho Falls, Idaho Resides: Los Angeles, CA Heritage: American- Panamanian Selected Exhibitions: En Foco/Canson Infinity at PhotoPlus Expo, New York, NY 2009 Galería de la Raza, San Francisco, CA 2009 Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA 2008 National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL 2008 California African American Museum, Los Angeles, CA 2008 Hurford Humanities Center, Haverford College, Haverford, PA 2008 Danforth Art Gallery, University of Maine, Augusta, ME 2008 Sam Francis Gallery/Crossroads School, Santa Monica, CA 2007 Asian/Pacific/American Institute of NYU, New York, NY 2007 Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos, Bronx, NY 2006 Cerritos College Art Gallery, Norwalk, CA 2006 Education: University of California Irvine, MFA, Studio Art, 1999 Stanford University, BA, Studio Art, 1997 Awards: People/Places/Things: an International Photo Competition Celebrating En Foco's 35th Anniversary, 2009 Excellence in Photographic Teaching Award, Center, Santa Fe, NM 2008 AIDS Project Los Angeles, Leadership Award 2004 Durfee Foundation, Artist's Resource for Completion Award 2003 Creative Work Fund, 1996 Residencies: Rockefeller Humanities Residency Fellowship, 2005 California Arts Council Individual Artist Residency, 1994-1997 Publications: Nueva Luz volume 14#2 (En Foco Inc: Bronx, 2010) “Look at Me When I’m Talking to You,” Street Art San Francisco: Mission Muralismo (New York: Abrams, 2009) Corpus: An HIV Prevention Publication. Ed. Andy Quan, (Los Angeles: AIDS Project Los Angeles 2008), Vol. 6, No. 1 Encyclopedia. eds. Tisa Bryant, Miranda F., Mellis and Kate Schatz (Providence: Encyclopedia Project 2006), Vol. 1 A-E Journal of Visual Culture (London, Thousand Oaks, CA and New Delhi: Sage Publications 2005), Vol. 4, No. 1 Artist Statement: "The images record my breath made visible when exhaled into the cold night air. This very simple but beautiful manifestation of existence moves me. Like my breath, which floats off into the chilly darkness, these images float between figuration and abstraction. They continue my explorations into the evocative and the ephemeral as it relates to our well-being. The title, Trying to Catch Your Breath, refers to the literal process of making the images, my effort to try to record my breath in photographic form. The title also alludes to the spiritual process of trying to catch my breath, to slow down and nourish a healthier, calmer mental state. The hectic pace and imbalance in my daily living can lead to insecurities, anxieties and fear. Breathing is more of a process than a 'thing.' But in cold air, the breath is made visible. In this way the breath materializes and becomes a kind of thing, ephemeral yet palpable, unstable yet compelling. This chilly, condensed form of my breath is fascinating and magical to me, and I wanted to see how it would appear in photographically.These photographs reference the Buddhist meditation practice of focusing on one's breathing as a technique for being more present and aware. By learning to listen to my own breathing and by remembering to breathe calmly and deeply instead of rushing or holding my breath, I am able to think and act more clearly. I have found this technique to be tremendously helpful in my efforts to improve my own awareness." Website: |
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