{"id":11876,"date":"2019-11-04T08:07:54","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T08:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:#clients.elainemichele.com\/SPC2022\/?p=11876"},"modified":"2019-11-15T07:32:44","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T07:32:44","slug":"recreating_home_photographs_of_the_refugee_experience_1876","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/clients.elainemichele.com\/SPC2022\/articles\/recreating_home_photographs_of_the_refugee_experience_1876\/","title":{"rendered":"Recreating Home: Photographs of the Refugee Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cRecreating Home: Photographs of the <\/span>Refugee Experience,\u201d Maranie R. Staab\u2019s <\/span>solo exhibit at the ArtRage Gallery, fo-<\/span>cuses mostly on refugees living on the <\/span>North Side of Syracuse. It\u2019s home to fam-<\/span>ilies who have fled war, dire poverty, en-<\/span>vironmental disasters and ethnic conflict. <\/span>They\u2019ve emigrated to the United States <\/span>from around the globe\u2014from Africa, the <\/span>Middle East and other regions. <\/span>Staab\u2019s black-and-white images docu-<\/span>ment everyday experiences such as work-<\/span>ing at a Popeye\u2019s Chicken restaurant <\/span>or studying for a GED test. The photos <\/span>also provide a sense of the neighborhood <\/span>where most of the refugees live; there are <\/span>images of children at a playground and <\/span>teenagers hanging out near Star Market, <\/span>a convenience store. <\/span>Beyond that, Staab has created intimate <\/span>photos of people at home. In one shot, a <\/span>mother and daughter string dried flowers. <\/span>In another, a group of women share con-<\/span>versation and a meal. A third image shows <\/span>a mother making dinner. And Staab\u2019s lens <\/span>captures moments of joy: two girls em-<\/span>bracing; a teenager clapping enthusiasti-<\/span>cally. Finally, the 30-image show displays <\/span>other incisive photos. For example, a <\/span>young child looks at an iPad screen while <\/span>eating Nepalese rice. A teenager prays. <\/span>Two children stand near a doorway in a <\/span>shot suggesting entry into a new realm.<\/span>\u201cRecreating Home\u201d not only stands <\/span>on its own but continues the documen-<\/span>tary work Staab has done for the past <\/span>five years. She photographed the Zaatari <\/span>refugee camp on the border between Syria <\/span>and Jordan and completed \u201cForced from <\/span>Home,\u201d a series discussing people who <\/span>were driven from their homes in Mosul, <\/span>Iraq. She continues to work on \u201cSpoons <\/span>and Country,\u201d a project dealing with the <\/span>opioid epidemic in Pittsburgh, PA. <\/span>As she does her work abroad and do-<\/span>mestically, Staab concentrates on human <\/span>rights and social justice issues, looking <\/span>at people impacted by violence, displace-<\/span>ment and life on the margins of society. <\/span>\u201cRecreating Home\u201d offers yet another <\/span>project demonstrating her commitment <\/span>to in-depth work. In order to create the <\/span>intimate photos currently on display at <\/span>ArtRage, she had to engage with her sub-<\/span>jects and gain their trust. <\/span>Staab will deliver an artist\u2019s talk at <\/span>7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 2, at <\/span>ArtRage Gallery, 505 Hawley Ave in <\/span>Syracuse. That event is free and open to <\/span>the public. Her one-woman exhibition <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cRecreating Home: Photographs of the Refugee Experience,\u201d Maranie R. Staab\u2019s solo exhibit at the ArtRage Gallery, fo-cuses mostly on refugees living on the North Side of Syracuse. It\u2019s home to fam-ilies who have fled war, dire poverty, en-vironmental disasters and ethnic conflict. They\u2019ve emigrated to the United States from around…<\/p>\n

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