Return of the Snowdragon Tibetan Photo Exhibit - March 15
UARK Students for a Free Tibet Present
An Evening with Jeff Donovan
Return of the Snowdragon
March 15, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Giffels Auditorium, Old Main, University of Arkansas
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Jeff Donovan, noted photographer of sacred sites around the world, will visit the Arkansas campus on March 15 to share and discuss images of Tibet from his “Return of the Snowdragon” project. Sponsored by the University of Arkansas chapter of Students for a Free Tibet, this event is free and open to the public. 50 years of Communist Chinese occupation has had a devastating impact on the people and culture of Tibet. The “Return of the Snowdragon” project is a collection of stunningly beautiful and poignant images documenting the current state of that culture. DATE: March 15, 2007 |
Images from Return of the Snowdragon © 2007 Jeff Donovan; used with permission. |
Jeff will also attend Geshe Dorjee and Professor Sidney Burris’s class earlier that afternoon from 12:30-1:50. Interested parties may attend that as well. The class meets in Old Main 319.
Jeff Donovan is a freelance photographer who currently resides in Philadelphia. His work involves documenting the many diverse landscapes, cultures, and peoples of the world. In Jeff’s own words:
I choose as subjects, the people who still maintain a spiritual dialogue with the natural world. As humans we are creatures still bound to the earth, yet our modern lifestyles are increasingly severing the ties that bind us to it. The dichotomy of direction between our modern existence and a traditional way of life has always troubled me. We must act swiftly to observe the fleeting glimpses of those cultures and lifestyles that have existed for centuries, but are rapidly approaching extinction. There are many lessons to learn that risk being assigned to history unless we act to document and assist to preserve them.
You can see a sampling of Mr. Donovan’s work, including sample images from the Return of the Snowdragon project, at www.jeffdonovan.net/
For more information about the University of Arkansas chapter of Students for a Free Tibet, visit http://www.uark.edu/ua/tibet/