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Andrzej Maciejewski uses photography to take an abstract look at a relatively mundane object.<\/p><\/div>\n

OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 A group of unlikely models is the focus of “VIP Portrait Gallery,” a new exhibit running through Sept. 5 at the University of Mississippi Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For this collection, Andrzej Maciejewski used black-and-white photography to take an abstract look at a relatively mundane object, the potato.<\/p>\n

“What drew me to potatoes in particular, was their commonly unappreciated diversity created by nature, not by human artfulness,” Maciejewski said. “For my potatoes, I chose to make portraits rather than simply still lifes and I gave them names \u2013 not in order to suggest that they look like people, but simply to emphasize their individual uniqueness.”<\/p>\n

Using a large-format camera, Maciejewski printed the portraits as if they were being viewed through a magnifying glass to capture “tiny, but meaningful details.” With a focus on shape, texture and light, he gives audiences an opportunity to interpret his subject not as mere potatoes but as VIPs, or Very Important Potatoes.<\/p>\n

Rebecca Phillips, the museum’s communications coordinator, encourages visitors to come by and experience this free, unique\u00a0exhibit.<\/p>\n

“After experiencing ‘VIP Portrait Gallery,’ I hope that our guests learn to look more closely at ordinary objects and see the beauty and uniqueness of what is around us,” Phillips said.<\/p>\n

The University Museum, at the corner of University Avenue and Fifth Street, is open\u00a010 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Admission is free. For more information, visit the\u00a0museum online<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or call 662-915-7073. To book a tour, contact\u00a0esdean@olemiss.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 A group of unlikely models is the focus of “VIP Portrait Gallery,” a new exhibit running through Sept. 5 at the University of Mississippi Museum. 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