For Immediate Release Contact: Carol O’Sullivan

July 7, 2008 412-681-5449

Filmmakers Announces Fumino Hora Exhibit

(Pittsburgh, PA) – Filmmakers Galleries will present a new site-specific photography installation, Doppel Ganger by Fumino Hora, on view from August 1 through September 14, 2008. An opening reception will be held on Friday, August 1 from 5:30 - 8:00pm. It is free and open to the public.

The installation consists of photographic transfers on fabric and paper, digital prints, laser-cuts, etchings and sculpture. Hora feels that the costume acts as an inquiry into the identity or existence of the “doppel ganger,” a German term for second self, or ghostly double. Transparency and emptiness are important elements of this identity, echoing its invisible nature. While many understand this concept as a kind of psychological alter ego, Hora says an additional interpretation is more of a spiritual one. In her native country of Japan, it’s believed that “spirits possess extraordinary power,” she explains. “Their existence is beyond the tangible world.”

Though Hora’s background is in painting, she works in a variety of media, such as photography, sculpture, printmaking, fiber arts and combinations of these. She moved to Pittsburgh in 2006 after working as an artist for 12 years in Hong Kong. Born and educated in Tokyo, she studied in Australia at RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) University, where she earned both Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees. Currently, she is enrolled in the certificate program in Photography at Pittsburgh Filmmakers, as well as working on her Doctor of Fine Arts degree at RMIT.

For more about Fumino Hora, her website is http://fuminoart.com

Filmmakers Galleries are located at 477 Melwood Avenue, North Oakland. Hours are Monday through Friday, noon to 5:00, and during evening films. Free and open to the public. For more information call 412-681-5449, or visit: www.pghfilmmakers.org

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