For Immediate
Release
Contact: Mark
Gempler
603-358-2667
KSC
STUDENT’S PHOTO EXHIBIT OPENS AT STUDENT CENTER
KEENE,
N.H., 4/11/11 – STRONG LIKE A RIVER: Photographic Images by Silas
“Sy” Bennett ’09, a Keene State College student who succumbed
to cancer in 2007, will be on exhibit Monday, April 18 through Thursday, April
28, in the KSC Student Center, Lantern Room. The exhibit will include a video
“The Man Behind Sy’s Fund” produced by Bennett’s mother
Lorraine Kerz in collaboration with Hani Matkovic, a professional photographer
and friend of Bennett. A reception will take place Thursday, April 21, from 4
to 7 p.m.
The
exhibit encompasses 15 framed photos taken by Bennett, a journalism major at
Keene State, who was diagnosed with stage IV cancer just days before his 29th
birthday.
“After
his cancer diagnosis, Silas continued his journalistic work; first bravely documenting
his life on video, and then turning to photojournalism,” his mother said
in an exhibit label. “Through his photographs, Silas documented
everything from the raw emotions of family members to the beauty of spring
blossoms flowering as his young life waned.”
The exhibit
and reception are free and open to the public. For further information, contact
the Student Center Information Desk at 603-358-2850
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