Friday 19 April 2013
SPRINGFIELD
An Amish Settlement by Norris Hall
I visited Springfield off and on trying to make more friends and influence more people. I volunteered to work in the fields and did for a day helping to harvest tons of large “beefstake” tomatoes and assisting with transportation from the field. But even then, I was not trusted with my camera and was rebuked whenever I tried to use it. - Norris Hall
Opening Night ScenesThe Amish In Belize by Norris Hall
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About Norris Hall
Norris Hall’s interest in photography started at an early age that led him to study photography privately as a student of the School of Modern Photography, NY. In the late 1960s he made a decision to change his career from working in the agricultural sector to practicing journalism. His initial entry into the field of journalism was as a young reporter with the leading newspaper, The Reporter, at that time. Subsequently, he moved from practicing Journalism with this newspaper and assumed the role of Information Officer with the Government’s Information Department. In 1974 he pursued training in Journalism/ Photo Journalism, at the School of Journalism in Cardiff, Wales. As an Information Officer for the Government of Belize, he travelled country-wide with Premier George Price pre-independence. As Chief Information Officer he continued to cover the travels of Prime Minister George Price in an independent Belize. Travelling with George Price took him to every nook and cranny of Belize as well as on an official tour of the United States where he covered Price and members of his Cabinet when they visited the U.S White House meeting with President Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office. During his travels throughout Belize and through his photography, he captured and highlighted for the first time, the ethnic dances, food and life of the varied ethnic groups in Belize. This inspired some local painters to paint from his work and to do their own originals of the ethnic groups of Belize which was long before the advent of local television coverage and digital video cameras. He was the Editor of various official publications. The most recent, BelizeToday, was a high quality publication that focused on developments in Belize. This led to his adapting digital photography but he maintains that black and white photography is the ultimate art form and for documentaries. Hall’s forte is in Development Support Communication. In the 1980s, along with Stewart Krohn, Marquis Walsh and others under the Great Belize Production label, Hall was a part of the production of a popular weekly television series, Belize All Over, that aired on Channel 5 TV. |
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MEGALOMANIA
Friday 1 February 2013
This evening the Image Factory opened its 1st exhibit of 2013 Megalomania by Briheda Haylock. Last year Haylock teamed up with Ruiel Trejo to present the sensational show Society Killed The Teenager. Provoked by her reading of Sigmund Freud's book by the same title Haylock plunged into a seven month working frenzy to produce an array of paintings, collages, assemblages and installations. The exhibition will run for two weeks.
This evening the Image Factory opened its 1st exhibit of 2013 Megalomania by Briheda Haylock. Last year Haylock teamed up with Ruiel Trejo to present the sensational show Society Killed The Teenager. Provoked by her reading of Sigmund Freud's book by the same title Haylock plunged into a seven month working frenzy to produce an array of paintings, collages, assemblages and installations. The exhibition will run for two weeks.
OPENING NIGHT IMAGES
PRE-SHOW PREPARATIONS
