DANIEL KARP: THE ASKING EYE Art Reception to Support Palestine! Saturday March 29, 2 – 5 pm
Random Harvest is proud to present a solo exhibition by renown Berkshires photographer Daniel Karp. All proceeds from print sales will be donated to families in Gaza. The show is co-sponsored by Columbia County for Palestine and runs through Sunday, April 27.
Opening Reception to Support Palestine! Saturday March 29, 2 – 5 pm
Join us in the Random Harvest upstairs community space for art, music and pizza! Pesto for Palestine pizzas will be available for purchase – proceeds will be donated to mutual aid organizations in Gaza. Vegan and gluten-free options available. DJ Jeff Economy of WGXC radio’s Snackpoint Charlie will delve into the sounds of Palestine, the Middle East and Africa. Artist Daniel Karp will be on hand to discuss his work. Information about the families we are supporting will be posted, including QR codes linking to verified fundraising campaigns. A humanitarian catastrophe continues to unfold in the Gaza Strip, as Israel with U.S. backing continues to block humanitarian aid, medical supplies, food and fuel from entering.
Daniel Karp has been involved in art and image making for most of his adult life, studying both film and photography at New York University. First coming to the region in the early 1990s to work with noted visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull, he went on to spend 12 years working in an historical photo conservation lab where he learned the intricacies of vintage and alternative photographic processes. For 4 years he was a partner in a co-operative photography gallery in Western Massachusetts. For 25 years he has worked as the camera operator with noted fine art photographer Gregory Crewdson. Throughout, he has made and shown images focused on documenting the landscapes and people in his life. Working with both film and digital cameras and utilizing various photographic processes from collodion wet plate to digital negatives he has embraced all that photography has to offer. Daniel has taught photography at Bard College at Simon’s Rock since 2014 as well as alternative processes workshops in various settings including the graduate photography program at Yale University. In addition to being a photographer Daniel has been an active musician, playing guitar and writing songs with Hack Monet, Bell Engine and other local bands. He also works as a location sound recordist for film and television productions. Daniel has made his home in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts since 1992.
Prints of varying sizes and price points will be available for purchase.
Random Harvest is a worker-owned neighborhood market, cafe, and community space that: provides food and goods sourced directly from farmers and producers; brings together diverse community for shared work, sustenance, and learning; and uses models of exchange, pricing, and ownership to reflect the needs of workers, producers, and community members. It opened in 2015 at the crossroads of State Route 23 and County Route 7 in Craryville, in a building that served the community for generations.
Columbia County for Palestine is a coalition of Columbia County, NY area activists committed to the cause of a free Palestine.
