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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact: Jolie Peters, 412.431.1810, ext. 12, jpeters@silvereye.org

HomeFrontLine Explores Ten Years of War, On and Away from the Combat Zones Featuring Work by Eleven International Documentary Photographers and PhotojournalistsOn View September 13December 10, 2011 / Opening Reception: September 11, 2011, 3-6 p.m.

Pittsburgh, PA., 8/29/11 The Silver Eye Center for Photography announces the opening of HomeFrontLine: Reflections on Ten Years of War Since 9/11 , running from September 13 through December 10, 2011 . This

exhibition explores the far-reaching impact of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan both on and away from thecombat zones through the words and images of eleven leading documentary photographers and photojournalists. The co-curators of the exhibition are Ellen Fleurov, Executive Director, Silver Eye Center for Photography and Leo Hsu, Independent Curator, Pittsburgh, Pa.

HomeFrontLine is an effort to create a space in which to pause and to think about this decade of war in theaftermath of 9/11 and the enormous human, social, economic and political costs incurred. It pays tribute to theselflessness and courage of soldiers and their families, and honors those in and out of uniform who havesacrificed so much both on the front lines and on the home fronts. The exhibition also considers how

photography and visual imagery shape our understanding and perception of the often contradictory experiencesof war, where the lines are continuously blurred between safety and danger, between soldier and civilian, and

between truth and rhetoric.

The exhibition features images and multimedia projects by eleven international documentary photographers and photojournalists Claire Beckett, Nina Berman, Kevin Bubriski, Gabriela Bulisova, Ashley Gilbertson,Baptiste Giroudon, Michael Kamber, Benjamin Lowy, Alfonso Moral, Eugene Richards, and Peter vanAgtmael. The photographers represented here are multinational and multigenerational; some came of age withthe young soldiers they were photographing; others have careers spanning over many decades. What unites allof them, however, is the need to share something recognizable and deeply felt about the nature of these

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particular wars (and by extension, all human conflict) and their effects. The photographers voices andconcerns are clearly present in each of their photographs or multimedia essays, as are the first-hand accounts of many of their subjects active duty soldiers, veterans, war-strained families, refugees, ex-detainees, Americans,Iraqis, and Afghans.

Collectively, they speak not only to the often stark realities of war and how it is fought, lived and remembered,

but also to other interrelated themes and issues. Among these are the relationship between homeland security,civil liberties, and human rights; the construction of national identity and patriotism; freedom of the press;immigration policy; the plight of refugees; the surmounting problems faced by veterans; and the meanings andideals of democracy and freedom.

As we mark the 10 th anniversary of September 11 and the 10th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan, we aremindful of philosopher George Santayanas best known quote, that Those who cannot remember the past arecondemned to fulfill it. HomeFrontLine bears witness to those caught in historys unpredictable path andasserts the need and commitment to make sense of the chaos of war and to recognize both the painandsometimes the hopethat has followed.

ABOUT SILVER EYE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY

Silver Eye Center for Photography is a nationally-recognized, non-collecting institution exclusively dedicated tocontemporary photography. Founded in 1985, Silver Eye has been at the forefront of celebrating photography,

both as an expressive art form and as a medium that brings to light the telling details and larger stories thatinfluence and inform our understanding of ourselves and the world. With our singular commitment to exhibitingand promoting contemporary photography and photo-based multimedia, we are unique in Pittsburgh and theregion. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Silver Eye Center for Photography is generously supported by our members and individual donors and by theAllegheny Regional Asset District, A.W. Mellon Education and Charitable Trust Fund of The PittsburghFoundation , The Fine Foundation, The Grable Foundation, The Heinz Endowments, The Hillman Foundation,The Laurel Foundation, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and Epson America. Broadcast media sponsorship is

provided by WYEP/91.3 FM.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For additional information, high-resolution images, or to arrange for interviews and tours, please contact:

Jolie Peters, Marketing and Membership Associate

412.431.1810, ext. 12 jpeters@silvereye.orgwww.silvereye.orgFollow Silver Eye on Twitter #homefrontline / @silvereyecenter Become a Fan on Facebook

IMAGE CREDIT: Benjamin Lowy, Untitled , from the series Iraq|Perspectives I , 2003-2008. Courtesy of theartist.

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