David Wasserman, one of Index Stock’s creative conceptual photographers, is best known for his whimsical and fun images of his aging mother. David is also a teacher at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA, specializing in color theory and conceptual photography. As a top instructor, devoted to his students, David’s most enjoyable project this year is working with Tiffany Riccardo, his MFA candidate.

Tiffany is working to curate a photographic show that harkens back to “The Family of Man,” where it will be available for viewing both online and selected galleries around the US and the world. The goal of Only Human is to visually discuss what we have in common as people independent of cultural differences. To this end Tiffany is designing all the visual support materials, both in print and cyber, and overseeing the whole project.

According to David, “We hope that Index photographers will become involved in this project. The benefit to the photographers is being involved with a cutting edge approach to exhibiting their work. We are proud that the United Nations Association of San Francisco, and Amnesty International USA are have become co-sponsors for this thesis project.”

Copyright image David Wasserman, #922024

Project Description
EXHIBIT LOCATION:
79 New Montgomery Gallery
EXHIBIT DATE:
March 1 - March 31, 2007
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
www.onlyhumanexhibit.org
THE NATURE AND MISSION OF THE WORK, ONLY HUMAN, IS AN INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBIT THAT INSPIRES DIALOGUE ABOUT THE SHARED HUMAN CONDITION, MOVES BEYOND STEREOTYPES, AND CHALLENGES PEOPLE TO RECOGNIZE THE UNITY WITHIN HUMANITY’S CULTURAL DIVERSITY.

It is a visual narrative, created by artist Tiffany Ricardo, that communicates that although no two people, cultures, or nations are alike, we are all united by our shared human heritage. My goal is to shed some positive light on a world divided by conflict by reminding people that we are all ultimately on the same team—that there is no enemy, there is no stranger. All humanity is one. I will draw on the diplomatic power of im¬age in order to inspire mutual respect, understanding, and a desire to know one another.

SCOPE AND ACTIVITIES OF WORK
With that in mind, professional and amateur photographers from around the world have been invited to share what they believe it means to be human. Each submission will serve as a piece of a puzzle that, when whole, paints a picture of an existence unique to the human experience. Some of the narrative themes that will be addressed in the exhibit are: family, emotion, community, creativity, education/in¬telligence, work, play, sports, politics/war, spirituality/religion, death and hardship. This project is an opportunity for me to use my training in design and visual communications to speak to the world, about both cultural identity and shared human identity.

The Only Human exhibit will initially be exhibited in the 79 New Montgomery Gallery in San Francisco, California from March 1 through March 30th. Additionally, Only Human will be made available to a larger national and international audience through an online exhibit and exhibit catalog. Currently, this is a one-time project. However, continuing efforts are being made to find additional venues to feature Only Hu¬man. It is a not-for-profit project, and any proceeds that may result from the project will be donated to equal rights and humanitarian organizations.

ONLY HUMAN EXHIBIT
3181 Mission St. PMB #6
San Francisco, CA 94110
United State of America

Copyright image David Wasserman, #997777

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