The International Center of Photography and Harlowe Present A Symposium on Photography’s Role in Healing Trauma
Photo courtesy of Jim Rice.
The International Center of Photography (ICP) and Harlowe presented Through the Light of Hope, a groundbreaking symposium exploring the intersection of art and science in healing trauma through photography.
This symposium took place on April 29th at ICP in New York City. This full-day event featured renowned photographers, artists, and clinicians leading discussions and interactive programming on how photography can document pain while catalyzing resilience and transformation. The conference brochure is available here.
“Gene Beyt is a physician, a professor at Tulane University, and a photographer. As co-host, Artists Telling Stories Podcasts feature stories of artists and the impact of their art on their own well-being and on those who encounter their work. Drawing from his extensive experience in both medicine and photography, Gene will illustrate how creative expression—specifically through the light of photography—can become a powerful tool for healing.”
“I spent my summers as a child in Acadiana, in southwest Louisiana. Years later, I returned frequently with my camera to revisit experiences of joy and pain, intense emotion, peace, births and deaths. This repetition is important to our humanness. It helps resolve hurt, close loops, and reconcile internal conflicts. Visiting the home of your youth and events like family and class reunions, help our memories create a self-view, a personal narrative. And our narratives, expressed photographically, connect with other narratives into a human network of stories, ideas, emotions, and ultimately the light of hope.” - Gene Beyt
