Modernbook opening thoughts

The day is almost here - - the Modernbook show opens tomorrow.

Searching for True North Exhibition Opening on February 1, 2008 at
ModernBook Gallery, Palo Alto

The companion exhibition to the book Searching for True North
featuring the photography of Geir Jordahl with the poetry of Rolf
Jacobsen and edited by Kate Jordahl opens on Friday, February 1 from
7-10 pm with a reception open to the public. The exhibition is at
Modernbook Gallery, 494 University Avenue, Palo Alto and runs through
February 29, 2008.

For more information visit http://www.searchingfortruenorth.com and
http://www.modernbook.com/exhibitions.html.

(Norway.org, the official site of Norway in United States, has
published an article about "Searching for True North" Visit
http://www.norway.org/culture/photography/Searching+For+True+North.htm)

Thanks so much to all who have helped us get here!

All the best,

Kate Jordahl
http://www.jordahlphoto.com
http://www.searchingfortruenorth.com

Foothill College
650-949-7156
http://www.foothill.edu/fa/photo/katejordahl.html

PhotoCentral
510-881-6721
http://www.photocentral.org

http://www.jordahlphoto.com/JordahlPhotoNewsCurrent.pdf

I try to live what I consider a "poetic existence." That means I take
responsibility for the air I breathe and the space I take up. I try to
be immediate, to be totally present for all my work.
- Maya Angelou.

Norway.org thoughts

I am so excited. Norway.org, the official site in the United States, has written a lovely article about Searching for True North and included two images and an excerpt from one of the poems.

You can see the site here.

One week until Geir's show at ModernBook Gallery. It will be a busy week....

Photo LA thoughts

Heading to Photo LA tomorrow night. What does it mean? The excitement of sharing "Searching for True North." The hope that people will like it. The interest to see all the inspiring art and be part of the event. I must remember to pace myself. Photo LA is just too much. Too much photo. Too much talk. Too much information. The first time we went, we ran away and returned home to process film in the darkroom, convinced that if we stayed one more minute we would never take another photograph, so over loaded with images - - amazing images - - were we. "Why make anything else?" was answered by the smell of fixer and the rhythmic mystery of making something.

Now I feel like a long distance runner. I won't fade. I will go the distance. Giant Avedons and breathtaking Starn twins exhibits and exquisite minature Kertesz's will not overwhelm me. I will breath. Enjoy. Thrive in the company of greatness...

I will celebrate the medium that I love and am so glad to be a part of -- Photography.