this is eleanor filippovich director of the could tell a museum in basle the photographer dina lawson isn't giving interviews at the moment instead she's letting her photos speak for themselves holding a mirror up to the viewer it's literally. she's playing with a mirror that we have to face ourselves and the irony is these photographic works are framed literally in mirrors which has this double effect of making us look at ourselves as. viewer in front of these images making us look at our stereotypes and our perceptions but also elevating and turning b.s. photographs into something dignified and sort of magnificent such as this family portrait of a young mother with her 3 children. all posed in front of a mocked up wall of this man dressed as royalty on a throne that seen better days. the strength of the subject is her willingness to be vulnerable her nakedness draws the eye to her electronic ankle bracelet to brazil's justice system she's a criminal on the law since lands she recalls famous nudes of art history. the photos nearly take on the appearance of paintings large and scale a

the photos neatly taken the appearance of paintings large scale and numerous dina lawson fairy specifically wanted a bit too many photographs in this main room a bit too close together to be a traditional hanging of an exhibition and she says in a conversation with her with me that she wanted them close together because she wanted them to be able to protect each other given what's happening in the us it becomes all the more touching all the more sad all the more reality that you know lost and needed to think of her exhibition of groupings of people and individuals and families as becoming one from the u.s. to go brazil or jamaica lawson's portraits show strength in unity the dignity and founder of klaas. violinist. is used to traveling the world but with her and gage lutes canceled this year due to 19 the musician decided to embark on

the photos nearly take on the appearance of paintings large and scale and numerous dina lawson fairy specifically wanted a bit too many photographs in this main room a bit too close together to be a traditional hanging of an exhibition and she says in a conversation with her with me that she wanted them close together because she wanted them to be able to protect each other given what's happening in the us it becomes all the more touching all the more sad all the more reality that you know loss and needed to think of her exhibition of groupings of people and individuals and families as becoming one from the u.s. to ghana brazil or jamaica lawson's portraits show strength in unity the dignity and founder of black cloth. violinist lisa. is used to traveling the world but with her council this year due to 19 the musician decided to embark on a different kind of tour her new album city lights conjures up places that are special to her from her native georgia to germany where she lives. and hollywood. lisa really is one of the most sought after violin virtuoso in the world. her latest alb