December 3: Rajah Bose
Opening reception from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 8, 2007
Free and open to the public.
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"It was a third grade research project on the American flag that served as my introduction to patriotism. My essay on the red, white and blue didn't focus on the typical heroics of Betsy Ross or Frances Scott Key, but on the Flag Code ˆ a ten-part explanation of how the stars and stripes are to be displayed and treated. These rules, which are rarely used for enforcement, are usually only referenced to understand and teach others how to pay respect to the nation's most widely-used symbol.
To a young mind, simple ideas easily become the ideals that color one's view of the world. And though it's never been a concerted effort, I have always taken special note of the symbols we choose to champion, and in turn, how we treat them. These photos are a study of the cultural and commercial appropriations of those symbols and those who wave them.
The New Patriots is an ongoing project that I have photographed during the past few years while roaming throughout the Northwest. The images in this exhibit are found situations, largely within a close radius to my home.
Rajah Bose lives in Kennewick, Washington with his dog Chobi. He graduated from Washington State University with a degree in Marketing. His work can regularly be seen in the Tri-City Herald where he works as a photojournalist."
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