Virtual

The Griffin Museum of Photography is delighted to host an evening artist talk with Emilio Rojas--a visual artist, activist, and educator--in celebration of his virtual exhibition in the Griffin Museum Critic's Pick Gallery, featuring his ongoing series of video-portraits, m(Other)s. At the Tip Of my Tongue, is a performative lecture by Mexican artist Emilio Rojas. The Tip of the tongue (also known as TOT or lethologica) is the phenomenon of failing to retrieve a word or term from memory, combined with partial recollection and the feeling that retrieval is imminent. The phenomenon's name comes

Why write about your photography? Aren't your pictures supposed to say it all? Ideally, but written cues can offer viewers helpful entry points into your work. If you exhibit your work, artist statements, project statements and biographies are necessities. If you are applying for an artist residency, a grant or a call for entry, writing eloquently will illuminate the intention and process that sparked your imagery. The bottom line is, effective communication elevates your work. In our first session of the course, we explain best practices for starting and maintaining successful writing habits