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Sharq is an art space in Los Angeles devoted to
the work of bicultural artists with roots in Sharq - the East - with the aim of showing the diversity and
creativity in this region. Primarily an exhibition space for visual artists, Sharq also hosts events which
involve film, music, and spoken word.
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SHARQ PRESENTS
An
Exhibition of Photographs by
PETER BUSSIAN
The
Afghans: Pictures of Resilience, 2001 - 2011
Reception: 3 to 6 p.m.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Artist's Talk: 4:30 p.m.
Exhibition Continues: September 11 - 24 by appointment
SHARQ
PETER BUSSIAN is a photographer and filmmaker who has spent much of the last 25 years
documenting refugees and other international development issues. He has worked in more than twenty countries and has been
commissioned by aid organizations such as the UN, The International Rescue Committee, CARE, Action Contre La Faim and many
others. His photographs have appeared in media outlets including the New York Times, Paris-Match, the Oprah Winfrey
Show and Foreign Assistance in Focus, a photography book. He has received several awards of his work from the International
Photography Awards (Lucies) and Interaction. Bussian also frequently works as a media advisor to international organizations
such as the UN, NGOs and foreign governments. He received a BA in philosophy from the University of Colorado and studied film
at the Anthropology Film Center in Santa Fe, NM.
Peter Bussian first went to Afghanistan in May, 2001 when the Taliban
gave him permission to "show the world the real Afghanistan." Over the past ten years, he has gone there every year to document
the incredible resilience of the Afghan people, who have known nothing but war for thirty years. The photographs in this exhibition
were taken in most provinces of Afghanistan as well as in the border region of Pakistan over this ten year period. Currently,
he is developing a feature film project set in Afghanistan.
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