Transfigurations
Transfigurations is a bold, gutsy visual feast not just for the eyes, but for the heart and soul. In her courageous endeavor to explore gender, Jana Marcus takes us along a hypnotic ride that invites us to question everything we think we might know about man, woman and the typically uncharted waters in between. Stunning! --Greg Archer, San Francisco Examiner --Greg Archer, San Francisco ExaminerJana Marcus's Transfigurations is revelatory. A series of larger-than-life-size black and white portraits that perhaps as a function of a wide-open camera lens or the fine quality of printing, but more likely because the eye of the photographer has called forth a deep veracity from the subjects make available the human essence --Maureen Davidson, Santa Cruz Weekly --Maureen Davidson, Santa Cruz WeeklyThis is powerful stuff! Transfigurations is deeply moving. Marcus captures the dignity of people with clarity and honesty, calling forth the hope that many closed minds may be opened and many faint hearts be mended. --Dennis J. Dunleavy, Ph.D. Department of Communication Southern Oregon University --Dennis J. Dunleavy, Ph.D. Department of Communication Southern Oregon University