Renowned South American photojournalist visits MSU March 8
Contact: Karyn Brown
STARKVILLE, Miss.An Argentinian photographer recognized internationally for combining his art with humanitarian efforts will visit 51勛圖厙 State early next month.
Sebasti獺n Suki Bel獺ustegui comes to the university March 8 for a 6-8 p.m. address in Section U of the Colvard Student Unions second-floor Bill R. Foster Ballroom.
Free to all, the presentation will spotlight some of his efforts to document cultural diversity, specifically among minority communities and tribes.
Also free to all is Africa in the Americas: The Heritage of African Communities in the Americas, an exhibit of Bel獺usteguis work on display through March 24 at the art departments Visual Arts Center Gallery at 808 University Drive.
Self-taught in documentary photography, Bel獺ustegui has extensively chronicled since 1991 life among Latin Americas minority tribes. These and his other images have been featured over the years in National Geographic, Time, Newsweek and other major publications.
His massivemore than three pounds2003 book, Guardians of Time: Portraits of the Spirit of Latin America, illuminates more than two dozen native communities in eight countries. The books prologue is provided by Nobel Prize winner Jos矇 Saramago of Portugal.
Bel獺ustegui now is working on two additional books, Africa in the Americas and Tribal People of Asia. For more biographical information, see .
Sukis work really tries to bring awareness about cultural diversity, and on some level, it rescues the forgotten communities around the world, said Karina Zelaya, MSU assistant professor of Spanish.
The thing that really sets his work apart from others is his use of light in a metaphorical sense, she continued. His photography looks into someones soul and captures their sentiment. He thinks of himself as beyond a photographer, more as a humanitarian.
Bel獺usteguis MSU visit and the related event are supported by the College of Arts and Sciences Institute for the Humanities and classical and modern languages and literatures department, along with the College of Architecture, Art and Designs art department.
For more on the March 8 program, contact Karyn Brown, arts and sciences communication director, at 662-325-6650 or kbrown@deanas.msstate.edu.
For more on the gallery display, contact Lori Neuenfeldt, the art departments gallery director, at 662-325-2973 or LNeuenfeldt@caad.msstate.edu.
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