![]() ![]() “When you come to this exhibition you see a multicultural, multi-generational fabric of who we are in Colorado.” She’s currently the program director for the Journey Through Our Heritage program at the Metropolitan State University of Denver. “People that are coming to see the exhibition are seeing familiar faces,” says Renee Fajardo, who created the corn mothers project. The event will take place this Saturday, March 18 from 11-12 p.m. at History Colorado, 1200 Broadway. “Return of the Corn Mothers” is a photographic and narrative preservation exhibit that celebrates women in the southwest and Colorado who are pillars of their respective communities. It’s all really a collaboration between the subject and me,” said Pierson. Trying to line up schedules and considering things like the weather in Southern Colorado, which got a ton of rain last summer, was pretty challenging at times. “They are going to hear about the technical side and what it takes to logistically make these (portraits) happen. In conjunction with Women’s History Month and Month of Photography, History Colorado is hosting a free artist talk with “Return of the Corn Mothers” exhibition photographer, Todd Pierson.Īttendees will learn about the history of the project, the thought behind his portraits, and the technical and logistical challenges of working on location. “I’m trying to make an image that is compelling enough to make the viewer stop and hear the stories of each woman,” Pierson said. Pierson and his photo assistant then carried heavy photo equipment up the trail to capture Elena Holly Klaver’s Corn Mother portrait at dawn. The purple wildflowers along the Flatirons Vista trail were not in full bloom until his third visit. Todd Pierson will visit a site two to three times in search of the perfect backdrop for a corn mother portrait. ![]() The photographic and narrative preservation exhibit honors women across the southwest and Colorado for their contributions to their respective communities. Published: March 13, 2023, Isaac Vargas/Arts and Culture Reporter
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