‘One Stare’ photos on display at Kennedy Center
June 5th, 2008
On National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation, photographer Kevin Connolly is interviewed. Connolly was born without legs, and has traveled the world taking photos of people looking at him. He concludes that people are trying to construct their own narratives to explain his unusual appearance, and often mistake him for a beggar, a holy man or a war veteran. One little girl demanded to know whether his appearance was “a trick.”
Said one caller:
I want to honor the inspiration that you’re bringing to this subject, making it open and inviting people to explore their own biases and how they see others and themselves
Connolly sums up his collection, The Rolling Exhibition, as “15 countries, 31 cities, 32,000 photos and one stare.” It is being displayed at the Kennedy Center. Earlier post here.


