Gallery/Cafe
The Gene Siskel Film Center’s Gallery/Cafe enhances the film going experience with an array of film-related exhibitions. Many exhibits are specifically curated with various departments at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago to thematically support current film festivals or retrospectives.
On display July 1—October 3
Nan je m' gade
(Through my eyes)
Nan je m' gade (Through my eyes) is an exhibition of photographs taken by Haitian children
depicting their lives in their hometown of Ouanaminthe, Haiti. Over the past year and a half,
School of the Art Institute of Chicago undergraduate student, Jackie Furtado visited the
Ministere Sur Le Rocher orphanage in Ouanaminthe where the children reside. Furtado's
relationship with the children grew from the connection established through her mother's
missionary work with the orphanage. She sought ways to incorporate art into the children's lives,
initially through drawings created by the youth, which subsequently led to this current project.
Over eighty disposable cameras were dispersed to the children with the instruction to photograph
everyday life in their hometown; for many of the children this was their first exposure to
photography. Their perspectives present Ouanaminthe in a personal and raw form that, to the
artist's knowledge, has not been captured before in this manner until now. Below are the first
names of the children who participated in the project:
Agues
Antoine
Bathelemey
Catherine
Chinailove
Clintanoke
Dave
Dieuline
Djimy
All proceeds from the sale of the photographs will go to the Ministere Sur Le Rocher
orphanage. The photographs are available for $50 print and $100 mounted print.
Nan je m' gade (Through my eyes) is organized by Jackie Furtado with support from the
School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Department of Exhibitions and Events and Multicultural
Affairs. This exhibition is being held in conjunction with the Gene Siskel Film Center’s 17th
Annual Black Harvest International Festival of Film and Video. For additional information
about this exhibition or to purchase a print, contact Multicultural Affairs at maffai@saic.edu or
312.629.6869.
Nan je m' gade (Through my eyes) has received support from Helix Video & Camera, Chicago,
Illinois.
