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    Miracle Pennies, Photography Exhibition by Nate Larson

    Miracle Pennies, Photography Exhibition by Nate Larson

    Presented by Moreau Center for the Arts | Saint Mary's College at Moreau Center Art Gallery | Saint Mary's College

    October 9-November 7, 2008

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    In Little Theatre Gallery, photographer Nate Larson weaves tales of ordinary days gone peculiar, obsessive methods of analysis and insignificant objects that suddenly take on extraordinary significance. Through his darkly humorous storytelling through photography, Larson dissects the line between belief and skepticism, while examining ideas of personal truth and common misperceptions surrounding photographic documents.

    For “Miracle Pennies,” Larson extends this examination into a performative realm. In 2006 California’s evangelical ‘prophet’ Peter Popoff sent out a letter to everyone on his mailing list. In it he promised that the addressee’s money worries would be solved and he or she would receive God’s secret blessing. The only thing that they had to do was to follow the instructions in the letter: put the five pennies that came in the letter under their pillow, drench them in water mixed with oil, hide them in a secret place, and put them in a Bible. After that they were to bathe their foot with water from the bottle that also came with the letter, draw the outline of their foot on a piece of paper, and send it back along with one of the pennies - and a $20 note. Nate Larson decided to follow the instructions precisely.


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        Moreau Center Art Gallery | Saint Mary's College

        LeMans Drive
        Saint Mary's College
        Notre Dame, IN 46556

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        Tickets: Free and open to the public

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        Dates:
        October 9-November 7, 2008

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        Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

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