"FACES OF SUSTAINABILITY", FIVE NIGHTS OF LARGE-SCALE PHOTOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS

ARLINGTON COUNTY TO OPEN “FACES OF SUSTAINABILITY,”
FIVE NIGHTS OF LARGE-SCALE PHOTOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS

On Friday, November 6, the Arlington County Public Art program will launch a new temporary public art project, Faces of Sustainability, which will be presented by the Rosslyn BID as part of Fotoweek DC 2009. For five consecutive nights, from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm, commissioned photographic portraits by Mary Noble Ours and Jason Horowitz will be projected on the eight-story outdoor wall at a construction site in downtown Rosslyn.

“This project celebrates art and action,” says Arlington public art curator Welmoed Laanstra. “We selected two accomplished local photographers and asked each to portray people who live or work in Arlington who are engaged in various sustainable endeavors-including farmers who sell at local markets, a solar energy specialist, and a beekeeper. The result is a series of engaging portraits with two different artistic perspectives.”

The night-time projections can be viewed at the site on the 1200 block of Wilson Boulevard, Rosslyn, across the street fro the Rosslyn Metro. The project is sponsored by Rosslyn BID, the JBG Companies, and Arlington County Cultural Affairs. On November 8, Horowitz will be on site from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

For this project, Horowitz explores the landscape of the face, with macro-portraits that focus on individual facial features. The artist is intent on establishing the real, the immediate and the recognizable, sketching a poetic narrative of human life. His portraits are at once completely abstract and concrete. Horowitz is an award-winning photographer who is based in Arlington County.

Ours examines the relationship between her subjects and their daily environments. Her portraits, each shot on location, move the viewer between the tranquility of a traditional still life and the hyperkinetic qualities of modern life. Her formal composition gives the viewer a sense of the serene, while channeling the individual energy of the subject. Ours is a professional portrait photographer whose work has appeared in various publications, including The Washington Post.

For more information, please contact Welmoed Laanstra at 301-651-8275 or at wlaanstra@arlingtonva.us