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SUMMARY:Reservoir: Photography\, Loneliness and Well Being
DESCRIPTION:A Photographic Generator by LACP\n\n February 1- October 31\, 2025\n\nPublic Programs: To be announced.\n\nMentors: Mishka Henner (UK) / Erik Kessels (NL) / George Nobechi (Japan) / Aline Smithson (CA\, USA) / Penelope Umbrico (NY\, USA) / Rodrigo Valenzuela (CA\, USA)\n\nReservoir\, a new program by LACP\, will create a shared repository of responses to the global crisis of loneliness through visual storytelling\, functioning both as a time capsule and a proposal on how to address such challenges as individuals and community. Cohorts of artists and mentors will create new work\, to be included in a book and an exhibition at LACP (opening January 2026) that will then travel to different locations.\n\nMuch like reservoirs regulate the flow and storage of water\,  and therefore provide a sense of stability for their communities\, this invitation-only collaborative project will incubate new approaches through creative practice\, research and engagement.\n\nIn 2000\, political scientist Robert Putnam suggested America is becoming a nation of loners\, who lose trust in their institutions as they retreat from life in community to solitude. And it seems things have only gotten worse in the decades that followed. A study published in 2023 examined 1649 adult participants from Norway\, the UK and Australia\, and highlighted a direct relation between time spent on social media and an increased feeling of loneliness. Paradoxically\, the more technologically connected we are\, the more alone and isolated we feel. The Covid pandemic\, political and social polarization\, global wars\, economic shifts— those external factors contribute to feelings of isolation and detachment. These issues are further emphasized in a place like Los Angeles\, where physical topographies\, distances and access to transportation impact emotional landscapes and contribute to a sense of isolation.\n\nExtending and amplifying LACP’s commitment to nurture well-being and connectedness through visual storytelling\, this multi-year project will bring together artists\, master teachers\, art centers\, curators\, publishers\, medical institutions\, mental health specialists\, and technology innovators to incubate\, develop and create groundbreaking projects\, anchored in the meeting point of visual technologies\, mental and physical well-being and the ebbs and flows of human connection.\n\n&nbsp\;
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