“History Repeats” is a photography exhibit of quotations about politics and war; no mention is made of current politicians. The point of this exhibit is that the nature of politics and war does not change. When we forget the lessons of history we will repeat the same mistakes over and over.

Artist's statement:
Some observations seem to stand the test of time such as Socrates’ quotation from 399 B.C. that, “All wars are fought for money” or Jim Morrison’s assertion in 1969 that, “Whoever controls the Media, controls the mind”. History is rich with practical lessons that apply today. The challenge with this exhibit is to express a thought visually without simply spray painting it on a wall.

The photographs in this exhibit are made with a Leica rangefinder camera and a normal lens. I use black and white negative film; the images are printed on silver gelatin archival rag paper. I did not use Photoshop or darkroom tricks. What you see in the print is what was there. I made the signs, put them in place and photographed them. The signs may not have been up for a long time but they were in plain view.

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