Photographer, Pedro Meyer’s “Heresies” at IMAS
IMAS is excited to announce the arrival of its newest exhibit, “Heresies,” by Mexican photographer, Pedro Meyer on Thursday, May 14, 2009. The exhibit is a continuation of IMAS’ International Exhibits Exchange Program as organized by IMAS Curator, Maria Elena Macias. Generously sponsored by the Mexican Consulate, the photographic works from “Heresies” are part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Tamaulipas (MACT).
Artist Pedro Meyer is as renowned for his powerful and provocative photographs as he is for his pioneering work with digital imaging. Meyer’s photographs consistently test the limits of truth, fiction and reality and with the advent of digital photography in the early 1990s, Meyer evolved from a documentary photographer into a digital-documentarian who often combines photographic elements from disparate times and places to arrive at a different or higher truth. Meyer’s contention that all photographs, digitally manipulated or not, are equally “true” and “untrue” has been labeled “heretical” in the orthodox documentary photography community.
Meyer’s personal innovations in the field of digital photography include creating the first CD- ROM to combine sound and images, creating the first digital prints and in 1994, creating his renowned online photography forum, zonezero.com, the most-visited digital photography content site on the web.
“Heresies” will be on display at IMAS from May 14, 2009 through September 28, 2009. The opening reception, hosted by the Mexican Consulate, will be held on Thursday, June 4th from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. The exhibit and reception will be free of charge to members of IMAS and included in general admission for non-members. For more information, please call 956-682-0123 or visit us online at www.imasonline.org. Pictured photograph is “Destino incierto (Uncertain Destination)“ - Pedro Meyer.