Charles Morielli is the guardian of this curious exhibition of sundries in Guffey, a little town entirely devoted to antiques. The items are often not on sale and they belong to the american western tradition
Randloph, MA- April 30, 2016- Dianna Ploss (C), Suffolk County Volunteer Coordinator at Donald Trump presidential campaign, stands among other volunteers as they take the pledge of allegiance in front of Randloph Community Middle School. As a part of the Donald Trump slate in Massachussetts Congressional District 7, Ploss was chosen to go to the Republican Convention as a delegate.
Randloph, MA- April 30, 2016- Dianna Ploss (R), Suffolk County Volunteer Coordinator at Donald Trump presidential campaign, talks to her daughter Vanessa Carey at Randloph Community Middle School. As a part of the Donald Trump slate in Massachussetts Congressional District 7, Ploss was chosen to go to the Republican Convention as a delegate.
Randloph, MA- April 30, 2016- Dianna Ploss (C), Suffolk County Volunteer Coordinator at Donald Trump presidential campaign, celebrates after vote counting at Randloph Community Middle School, where the Republican caucus took place. As a part of the Donald Trump slate in Massachussetts Congressional District 7, Ploss was chosen to go to the Republican Convention as a delegate.
Randloph, MA- April 30, 2016- Dianna Ploss (R), Suffolk County Volunteer Coordinator at Donald Trump presidential campaign, talks to her daughter Vanessa Carey at Randloph Community Middle School. While Ploss was chosen to go to the Republican Convention as a delegate, Carey, who decided to run at the last minute replacing on the the candidates on the Trump slate, withdrew. If she had won, Carey was supposed to vote for John Kasich, based on the public votes in the Massachussetts primary. "I can't do this. I can't vote for someone else on the first ballot," she said.
Randloph, MA- April 30, 2016- Dianna Ploss (C), Suffolk County Volunteer Coordinator at Donald Trump presidential campaign, stands with her daughter Vanessa Carey at Randloph Community Middle School as they wait for volunteers at the Republican caucus to tell them if Carey can run as for delegate or not. While Ploss was chosen to go to the Republican Convention as a delegate, Carey, who decided to run at the last minute replacing on the the candidates on the Trump slate, withdrew. If she had won, Carey was supposed to vote for John Kasich, based on the public votes in the Massachussetts primary. "I can't do this. I can't vote for someone else on the first ballot," she said.
Randloph, MA- April 30, 2016- Vanessa Carey looks for a coffee mug at Suffolk County Volunteer Coordinator at Donald Trump presidential campaign Dianna Ploss' (not pictured) motor home. Ploss had sold her houe in Cambridge and moved into a motor home to move with the campaign, she said.
Providence, RI- April 23,2016- Volunteers in Wellesley Students for Hillary hold campaign materials at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, where they went door knocking a few days before the primary elections in Rhode Island.
Providence, RI- April 23,2016- Left to Right: Linnaea Honl-Stuenkel and Scarlett Cheon, volunteers in Wellesley Students for Hillary, exchange a conversation with Bernie Sanders supporters in Providence, Rhode Island. The volunteers were door knocking a few days before the primary elections in Rhode Island.
Providence, RI- April 23,2016- Scarlett Cheon (C), a volunteer in Wellesley Students for Hillary, looks for somone to take a photo of her wearing the campaign T-shirt. Volunteers from Wellesley gathered at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, where they went door knocking a few days before the primary elections in Rhode Island.
Cambridge, MA- April 22, 2016- Jonathan Hurowitz, a volunteer in the Marco Rubio presidential campaign, attends a Passover Cedar at MIT.
New York-February15, 2016- Bernie Sanders supporter Sharon Weiss (not pictured) hosts a potluck dinner in her Brooklyn apartment for other Sanders supporter a few days before the New York primary elections.
New York, February 14, 2016- Anti-Trump protestors gather in front of Hayatt Grand Central Terminal, where the presidential candidate Donald Trump was expected to speak as a part of a Republican Party Gala.
New York, February 14, 2016- Anti-Trump protestors gather in front of Hayatt Grand Central Terminal, where the presidential candidate Donald Trump was expected to speak as a part of a Republican Party Gala.
New York, February 14, 2016- People inside the Rockefeller cheer as Anti-Trump protestors march from Hayatt Grand Central Terminal, where the presidential candidate Donald Trump was expected to speak as a part of a Republican Party Gala.
New York, February 14, 2016- Anti-Trump protestors clash with New York Police Officer after one protestor was arrested for walking on the road. The march started in front of Hayatt Grand Central Terminal, where the presidential candidate Donald Trump was expected to speak as a part of a Republican Party Gala.
Brookline, MA- April 13, 2016- Rebecca Albrecht, a volunteer in Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign stands in line to speak during a Town Hall meeting. Rebecca, also a cycler, advocates for more bike accommodation in her neighborhood.
Cambridge, MA- April 12, 2016- Jonathan Hurowitz, a volunteer in the Marco Rubio presidential campaign, talks to one of the members of MIT's Conservative Club after a meeting. Hurowitz supported Rubio over Rand Paul, his first choice, since he had a better shot at winning as a moderate Republican, he said. "Now that Rubio is out, I don't think I will be involved in any other campaign. I don't even know who I will vote for."
Cambridge, MA- April 12, 2016- Jonathan Hurowitz, a volunteer in the Marco Rubio presidential campaign, sits over the fence of one of MIT's lawns getting ready to pose for a photo. Hurowitz, the grandson of a Holocaust survivor, had returned recently from a trip to Washington D.C. to attend an AIPAC conference with his congressmen of Alabama.
Brookline, MA- March 24, 2016- Rebbecca Albrecht, a volunteer in Bernie Sanders Campaign takes her bike outside of her huose, getting ready to go to a bakery store.
Brookline, MA- March 24, 2016- Rebbecca Albrecht, a volunteer in Bernie Sanders Campaign, talks to her husband over the phone. Albrecht had set a timer to take out the tea bug from her cup at the "perfect" timing.
Brookline, MA- March 24, 2016- Rebbecca Albrecht, a volunteer in Bernie Sanders Campaign, walks in the basement of her house, where she and her husbands keep tens of bikes. "We're not worried about selling the bikes before we move, many friends expressed interest," she said.
Quincy, MA- February 27, 2016- Jonathan Hurowitz (R) checks his phone, Jorge Salcedo (R) prepares his breakfast as Sabrina Liang (C), Massachussetts director of Students for Marco Rubio, discusses the plan for a door knocking event with other volunteers.
Boston- February 27, 2016- Trump Campaign Volunteer Tony Dang (R) talks to Suffolk Country Volunteer Coordinator, Dianna Ploss at Carribean Art Gallery in Dorchester, where volunteers in Trump's presidential campaign were phone banking.27 February 2016-
Boston- February 26, 2016- Rebbecca Albrecht joins volunteers in Bernie Sanders presidential campaign hold LED signs on Massachussetts Avenue in Boston, a few days before the primary elections in Massachussetts.
Boston- February 26, 2016- Rebbecca Albrecht joins volunteers in Bernie Sanders presidential campaign hold LED signs on Massachussetts Avenue in Boston, a few days before the primary elections in Massachussetts.jpg
Interview with Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and actor Ger Duany, UN Goodwill ambassador, on September 29, 2015. Private interview with UN Foundation fellows.
Actress Ashley Judd speaks to UN Foundation fellows about her work with young women, victims of sex trafficking and mental health in a private interview at the UN Social Good Summit in New York on September 28, 2015.
Frieda Pinto, actress and activist, speaks about why she is a feminist at the UN Social Good Summit in New York, USA, on September 28, 2015. Pinto is best known for her role in the movie Slum Dog Millionaire.
Hundreds of Yemeni activists demonstrated in front of the White House in Washington DC on September 5, 2015 to express solidarity with Saudi Arabia's military campaign against the Houthi Rebels in Yemen. The solidarity demonstration at the time King Faisal of Saudi Arabia met President Barack Obama in Washington.
With the growing Arab-Muslim population in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, law enforcement has changed some of its police policies in order to accommodate to the religious beliefs of the Muslim population.
The Dearborn police has recently passed a resolution which prevents police officers from forcing Muslim women to take off their Islamic hijab.
The policy change was the result of numerous lawsuits filed against the Dearborn Police Department by Muslim women who were forced to take off their headscarfs in police custody - a move which outraged the Muslim community. Muslim women in Dearborn say they are satisfied with the new policy which allows them to protect their modesty in the arms of the law.
Interviews:
1- Amir Makled (Attorney at Law)
2- Amir Makled (Attorney at Law)
3- Lena Fuad (Worshiper)
4- Marry Fuad (Worshiper)
"Then and Now: Postcards from the Soviet Union" addresses the end of the Cold War and current resurgence of Russian geopolitical assertion in Ukraine and elsewhere. This series of historical photographs juxtaposes idealized, Soviet era postcards and visuals with real world photographs shot over the course of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the ensuing post-Soviet era. This juxtaposition is meant to demonstrate the links and the contrasts between national narratives propagated by the Soviet system and how those narratives have been affected by or manifested in contemporary reality.
Shot over the last 26 years in Russia, Georgia, Ukraine, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Poland, these unique photos offer an intimate historical perspective of Soviet and Eastern European geopolitics as the region takes on new forms and conflicts in Ukraine and elsewhere.
Upper: Hello from the Exhibition”; mid-1950s postcard, Exhibition of National Economic Achievements, Soviet era Moscow.
Lower: Opened to private enterprise in 1992, the Exhibition of National Economic Achievements building complex rapidly transformed into a place of rampant uncontrolled commercialism amidst its former Soviet pomp. Moscow, Russia.
Image Correlation: These series of buildings have been utilized both during the communist era and during the more recent introduction of a Western commercial market after the end of the Soviet period. The symbology inherent in the sculptures have become representative hallmarks for the iconic Soviet period of Socialist realism, introduced by Stalin in 1934 then adapted by allied Communist parties worldwide.
Upper: Central Moscow, Kremlin foreground; 1960s impression
Lower: Moscow Red Square at night, 2005.
Image Correlation: More of a romantic notion regarding one of the major cities of the world, the iconic buildings of Red Square in Moscow implies a sense of duration through the centuries as political eras fluctuate more readily across recent decades.
Upper: Postcard: In memory of WWII.
Lower: Statue: In memory of WWII. Warsaw, Poland, 1992.
Image Correlation: These two photos resemble a counterpoint of recent history. A scarce Soviet postcard, released 10 years after WWII depicts a melancholic image of a distant, but ongoing battle, while a permanent abstract soldier statue in the Praga district of Warsaw, Poland offers a stern and dark reminder of history.
Upper: Soviet Great Patriotic War Congratulations to Victory; "From Moscow to Berlin,1945 To Victory Day!"
Lower: Tribute to executed escapees from former East Germany during Berlin Wall 15 year Anniversary; Berlin, Germany, 2004
Image Correlation: One side's victory is another's oppression.
Upper: Forward to Communism” with the communist party program in hand, Moscow, Casualty of capitalism.
Lower: A Soviet era pensioner struggles during the economic shock period of the 1990s with the abrupt introduction of Western consumerism overtaking communist central planning of the prior 70 years. The McDonalds sign reads " Taste of the Season"; Moscow, 1995.
Image Correlation: Two distinct economic systems prevailing in the same exact location, though years apart. This dichotomy amplified a social collision for certain segments of the population, particularly in the years immediately after the collapse of the Soviet system. As there was no guidebook provided for people accustomed to government subsidies, having to suddenly rely on individual economic incentive for many became overwhelming.
Upper: Soviet MiG-15, “The Jet that Shocked the West” 1950
Lower: Saakashvili Era Military Parade in Tbilisi, Georgia. During his 7 year rule (2004-2011), the pro-Western president showcased Georgia as the fastest growing post-Soviet democracy. Tbilisi, Georgia, 2007.
Image Correlation: The use of military might by both Eastern and Western oriented leaderships to project their ideological and political formidability. Despite existing in different eras, and under different ideological and political circumstances, the essential public relations strategy remains the same between the Soviet Union and capitalist independent Georgia.
Upper: Boys fantasizing about their future war stories, 1961.
Lower: A young boy’s military dreams; Tbilisi, Georgia, 2007.
For the young male, the fantasy for the glory days of war without yet having had the experience appears in several cultures worldwide. Here it is represented with Soviet era illustrations and through the eyes of a child at a Georgian military parade.
Upper: Glory to the Soviet Armed Forces; Moscow, 1968
Lower: All leaders become future history; the Putin era is not over; Tbilisi, Georgia, 2013.
Image Correlation: How Russian history from the early 21st century will be perceived in the distant future. Putin's administration is said to be heavily influenced by the Soviet past. The question then remains, what influence will Putin have on future Russian leaderships?