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Kerry Kolenut Artist Statement We live our lives with a routine that we follow. Every day we repeat some variation of that routine and participate in activities that we do not realize we are participating in. I am interested in that repetition and ordinariness that is present in our everyday lives. The idea of not questioning what we do and simply accepting it as a part of life is something that fascinates me. One way that I am exploring this idea is by photographing people watching television. They are watching programs that they choose, when they typically watch television. When making these photographs, the camera is placed at the television, showing the actual relationship that the viewer has created with the object. This activity that we participate in becomes a part of many peoples everyday lives. People form a connection with the television, it becomes part of a home, center of the room, an activity that we involve ourselves in and look forward to. It is something that brings people together as a form of interaction and becomes this common activity that sometimes develops into an important role in people’s lives. The act of watching television is something that people become engaged in and connect to. In my photographs I am hoping that people will become aware of this relationship that we have with objects, particularly television. Curriculum Vitae Education 2007-2009 Master of Fine Arts Candidate, Photography, Tyler School of Art, Temple University 2002-2006 Bachelor of Fine Arts Photography and Film, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia Exhibitions Group 2004 Light Friction Plant Zero, Richmond, Virginia 2006 Juried Student Fine Arts Exhibition Anderson Gallery, Richmond, Virginia 2006 VCU Juried Senior Photography Exhibition Quirk Gallery, Richmond, Virginia 2007 Photography Area Exhibition Tyler Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA 2008 MFA Photography Exhibition Elkins Hall, hallway, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA 2008 SPE Mid-Atlantic Student Photography Exhibition Technocracy: image production/distribution/consumption Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburg, PA 2008 Farewell to Tyler Postcard Exhibition Elkins Hall, hallway, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA 2009 NAGAS: North American Graduate Art Survey Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 2009 The Cost of Living Gallery 5, Richmond, VA |
 Meghan 2008 Photograph 20"x30"
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