Exhibit to be held in warehouse

Hundreds of photographs taken by students will be on exhibit. this Friday as part of the annual BFA Photography Alternative Show hosted by the IU Photography Department.\nSenior Mia Beach said 14 students in the program will have about 10 to 15 of their own pictures on display. The photographs, which will include portraits, landscapes and still life, will accommodate a variety of styles and subject matter. A collaborative photography project and a few pieces of abstract art will also be on display.\nThe alternative show is now in its 10th year, and as in years past, participants had to find a building in town willing to host the exhibit. This year, the show will be held in a warehouse at 300 E. Third St. Though the building is currently still under construction, senior Mia Dalglish said she is looking forward to the upcoming exhibit.\n“We find a building that’s not being used for anything and we turn it into a gallery for a night,” she said. “It’s really exciting in that sense because it’s not your traditional gallery show.”\nDalglish said with this show, they tried to push the envelope as far as art shows are concerned. \n“Photos and other works of art aren’t just framed and put on the wall,” she said. “We try to utilize the unexpected qualities of the space we’re in.”\nAlong with taking their own photographs, the students in the program collaborated with their professors all semester to form a group project. Beach said the project this year is a collection of about 250 photos of Bloomington residents, including professors, recent and long-time residents, workers, and students, among others.\nAs part of the show, 30 portraits of former photography students will hang on the wall, along with 10 photographs that show the spaces the department has used in years past. A film documenting how the exhibit is put on will play for attendees. In addition, abstract art pieces will be placed around the space.\n“I’ve been working with found objects and light boxes,” Beach said. “Another girl has been working with plastics and candles and another person is basically doing sculpture.”\nDalglish said some of the students combined their abstract work with their photography.\n“There are people who are incorporating their photos into glass structures and even some robotics,” she said.\nThis exhibit should offer many surprises to viewers.\n“I think (this exhibit) is really sort of exploring all the possibilities of photography,” Beach said. “I think such an approach to what photography can be is really exciting to see because it’s a relatively new medium and there’s still room for exploration and creativity.”\nThe 10th annual BFA Photography Alternative Show will be from 7 to 11 p.m. at 300 E. Third St. Admission is free and the event is open to the public.