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2007.09.08: September 8, 2007: Headlines: COS - Brazil: COS - Saint Lucia: Photography - Brazil: Photography: Museums: Exhibits: Announcements: David Whitman Photography: Foto de David Whitman seleccionada para la portada del calendario del Cuerpo de Paz
Foto de David Whitman seleccionada para la portada del calendario del Cuerpo de Paz
La foto de Whitman, titulada “Jefinho y Darlei,” pasó por un riguroso proceso de selección hasta quedar por encima de otras 400 candidatas enviadas por voluntarios en activo y retirados del Cuerpo de Paz para convertirse en la imagen de portada del calendario de este año con el tema “Armonía en el Juego”. La coordinadora fotográfica del proyecto de calendario, Jo Thomson, declaró que la composición es impactante por su “espontaneidad y hermoso balance. “Los dos niños que juegan a las canicas envían el mensaje del antiguo concepto de Yin y Yang—los opuestos que encajan perfectamente uno con el otro para hacer un todo—un recordatorio de que la armonía no proviene de ser iguales. Proviene de aceptar las diferencias y descubrir como nos complementamos y balanceamos uno con el otro, lo cual hace al mundo más rico”.
Foto de David Whitman seleccionada para la portada del calendario del Cuerpo de Paz
Foto de David Whitman seleccionada para la portada del calendario del Cuerpo de Paz
El retrato tomado por el fotógrafo de la Florida David Whitman de dos niños descalzos brasileños jugando canicas ha sido seleccionado por los Voluntarios de Regreso del Cuerpo de Paz para su premiado Calendario Internacional para 2005.
La foto de Whitman, titulada “Jefinho y Darlei,” pasó por un riguroso proceso de selección hasta quedar por encima de otras 400 candidatas enviadas por voluntarios en activo y retirados del Cuerpo de Paz para convertirse en la imagen de portada del calendario de este año con el tema “Armonía en el Juego”. La coordinadora fotográfica del proyecto de calendario, Jo Thomson, declaró que la composición es impactante por su “espontaneidad y hermoso balance.
“Los dos niños que juegan a las canicas envían el mensaje del antiguo concepto de Yin y Yang—los opuestos que encajan perfectamente uno con el otro para hacer un todo—un recordatorio de que la armonía no proviene de ser iguales. Proviene de aceptar las diferencias y descubrir como nos complementamos y balanceamos uno con el otro, lo cual hace al mundo más rico”.
El poeta californiano Gabriel Spera está de acuerdo. Spera recibió este año el prestigioso Premio Literario PEN por su libro La ola detenida. En “Lo que anda por ahí”, inspirado en la foto de Whitman de los dos niños, él escribe:
Todo lo hacia arriba contiene su hacia abajo, todo yin
su yang, toda quietud su problema oculto.
Y por tanto yo soy dos mentes: ¿pierdo o gano,
te doy o recojo todas las canicas?
La foto del calendario fue tomada en Ilha de Maré, una pequeña isla en Bahía, donde “parece que se ha detenido el tiempo”, dice Whitman. Aunque en el horizonte se ve una importante ciudad, Maré es una isla de aldeas de pescadores tradicionales. Las personas que conocí allí son orgullosas, amistosas y parecían vivir en armonía con su entorno natural”.
Jorge Antônio Espirito Santo Batista, el maestro que llevó a Whitman a Ilha de Maré, donde él enseña historia afro-brasileña, recientemente entregó calendarios a los dos niños y a otros sorprendidos residentes. Él ha informado que el calendario ha tenido un efecto positivo allí, elevando la autoestima y el orgullo en toda la isla.
En aulas y salas de reuniones de todo el mundo, el calendario de 2005 dedicado a Brasil representa a comunidades donde han servido voluntarios del Cuerpo de Paz. Más de 170 000 voluntarios han trabajado en 136 países con temas tales como educación para la salud, tecnología de la información y preservación del medio ambiente. Whitman trabajó en forestales y como maestro durante tres años en la isla de St. Lucia, en el Caribe oriental. Ahora es el coordinador de un programa de extensión de educación ambiental en el Jardín Botánico Fairchild de Coral Gables, Florida.
Whitman obtuvo su primer reconocimiento artístico hace una década por parte de National Geographic Traveler cuando otra de sus fotos fue una de las 35 seleccionadas de entre 20 000 competidoras acerca del tema de los viajes. Desde entonces su trabajo ha sido exhibido y publicado en EE.UU. y Brasil. En una reseña acerca de una exposición en Oakland, California, la crítica Sarah Cahill escribió: “las escenas íntimas de Whitman de calles y playas son como pinturas por sus brillantes colores y artística composición. En medio de la luz tropical, el color y la sombra, sus imágenes compasivas de belleza y calidez humanas permanecen con nosotros”.
El proyecto del calendario es un esfuerzo voluntario por parte de los Voluntarios de Regreso del Cuerpo de Paz de Wisconsin-Madison. Cada año se imprimen unos 40 000 calendarios y los ingresos son dedicados a proyectos de base en todo el mundo. Los calendarios se venden en universidades, librerías y por medio de grupos del Cuerpo de Paz en todo el país. Anualmente se entregan seis mil ejemplares a maestros como herramienta educacional en el programa del Cuerpo de Paz Escuelas Sabias en Todo el Mundo.
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