Tomorrow is the final day of the SAQA exhibition on homelessness at Loveland Museum and Gallery, in Loveland, Colorado. My piece "Silent Chain" was based on photos I took of a local homeless man, James, whom I have come to know. I donated the piece to the Museum and they will use profits from sale towards their own charitable causes.
It's been two and a half years since I met James and photographed him. I spend time with him periodically, and we have developed a hybrid variety of friendship over these years. Much of what I have gleaned from this relationship has enriched me in a way that defies description; much of what I have learned has left me sad and disheartened, but then again, buoyed by James' refusal to complain about his lot in life.
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Your comments about James are inspiring. Sometimes when I contemplate the circumstances of some lives, it leaves me stunned and in awe of their perserverance.
I thank you for these thoughts. This piece changed me, and I am so grateful, my friend.
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