Silver Eye

Family, home, and belonging are central themes in Fellowship 25. Artists in this exhibition invite us into their lived experiences while encouraging us to reflect on our own evolving relationships with the people and places that shape our lives. For instance, in Alana Perino's series Pictures of Birds, they respond to their stepmother's fading memory and the inevitability of their father's death. What began as a personal, instinctive act of preservation invites broader reflection on cycles of mortality and transformation. Paolo Morales' Balikbayan series examines transnational family bonds and concepts of home. At the same time, his work challenges racial assumptions embedded in photography and invites reflection on how care is expressed through the photographic image itself.

Join Alana Perino and Paolo Morales as they discuss their practices and themes in Fellowship 25.

Image credit: Alana Perino, Madi, 2022

Participating Artists

1. Paolo Morales's work investigates the documentary tradition. His photographs have featured in eight solo exhibitions and numerous group exhibitions. Morales received an MFA from Rhode Island School of Design and is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Photography at Bucknell University. He was born and raised in New York City and lives with his wife and corgi in Philadelphia.

2. Alana Perino's artistic practice engages with the entanglements of home, family, and heritage. Simultaneously an only child and the youngest of seven children, Alana grew up in New York City, the North Fork of Long Island, and the stretch of highway between the two. They studied European Intellectual History and Photography at Wesleyan University before completing the MFA Photography program at RISD. Alana resides on the unceded land of the Pokanoket, Wampanoag, and Narragansett in Providence, Rhode Island, where they currently serve as an Assistant Professor at Johnson & Wales University.