Moving Walls Photographer Ara Oshagan's "Juvies" Opens in Pasadena, CA

"Juvies" is a photographic/textual project that documents young people placed in youth detention facilities and adult prisons across California. Working with filmmaker Leslie Neale for three years, artist and Moving Walls photographer Ara Oshagan had the privilege of photographing nine young men and women.

This multifaceted project strives to move beyond the traditional visual representation of incarceration by allowing the youth to tell their own stories. Oshagan’s photographs (singles, diptychs, and triptychs) are combined with hand-written texts and drawings by the youths, as well as excerpts from extensive interviews.

"Juvies" is currently on view at the Open Society Institute–New York as part of the Moving Walls 17 group photography exhibit.

From June 27 - August 22, 2010, the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena, CA, will exhibit this work in the Pasadena Art Alliance Gallery.

Location

Armory Center for the Arts
145 North Raymond Avenue
Pasadena, California 91103