“Nepal – The Mountain Kingdom” by Anne Tapler White
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Artpoint Gallery and Studios 625 11 Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta T2R 0E1
Anne Tapler White, "The Voting Office, Ghami, Nepal," 2017
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This exhibition details the people and places of the remote Upper Mustang region and the earthquake damaged Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. The photographs highlight the annual Tiji Festival in Lo Manthang, the capital of Mustang; this festival announces the arrival of spring and celebrates the forces of good over evil. The resilience of the Nepalese people was observed not only in the arid landscape of Mustang; but in the severely damaged buildings of Kathmandu and the surrounding small towns and villages. The rebuilding of the collapsed structures will continue for many years.