[{"ID":26352,"post_type":"programs","title":"Virtual Insights: The Imagined Worlds of Marwencol with Jon Ronson and Mark Hogancamp 5\/11\/21","content":"","status":"publish","date":"2021-01-19 18:46:45","name":"virtual-insights-the-imagined-worlds-of-marwencol-with-jon-ronson-and-mark-hogancamp-5-11-21","parent":0,"modified":"2021-05-12 16:44:49","series?":"Program","category":{"term_id":40,"name":"Discussions","slug":"discussions","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":40,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":18,"count":0,"filter":"raw"},"main_image":{"ID":26428,"id":26428,"title":"Worlds-of-Marwencol2","filename":"Worlds-of-Marwencol2.jpg","filesize":223709,"url":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Worlds-of-Marwencol2.jpg","link":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/programs\/virtual-insights-the-imagined-worlds-of-marwencol-with-jon-ronson-and-mark-hogancamp-5-11-21\/worlds-of-marwencol2\/","alt":"","author":"19","description":"","caption":"","name":"worlds-of-marwencol2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":26352,"date":"2021-01-21 20:02:54","modified":"2021-01-21 20:02:54","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/site\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1260,"height":504,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Worlds-of-Marwencol2-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Worlds-of-Marwencol2-300x120.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":120,"medium_large":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Worlds-of-Marwencol2-768x307.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":307,"large":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Worlds-of-Marwencol2.jpg","large-width":1260,"large-height":504,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Worlds-of-Marwencol2.jpg","1536x1536-width":1260,"1536x1536-height":504,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Worlds-of-Marwencol2.jpg","2048x2048-width":1260,"2048x2048-height":504}},"list_image":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Worlds-of-Marwencol2.jpg","headline":"Virtual Insights: The Imagined Worlds of Marwencol with Jon Ronson and Mark Hogancamp","di_date":"2021-05-11","excerpt":"
Best-selling author Jon Ronson joins exhibition curator Val\u00e9rie Rousseau to explore self-taught artist Mark Hogancamp\u2019s unique photographic practice and documentation of <\/span>Marwencol<\/i><\/a>, a miniature, hand-built fantasy world constructed by Hogancamp in his backyard in upstate New York. Hogancamp also joins the conversation to discuss his latest work.<\/span><\/p>\n Watch a recording of this program online here<\/a>.<\/p>\n 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. ET<\/p>\n","admission":"Online; free with registration","main_content":" Noted Journalist, screenwriter, and best-selling author Jon Ronson joins exhibition curator Val\u00e9rie Rousseau to explore self-taught artist Mark Hogancamp\u2019s unique photographic practice and documentation of <\/span>Marwencol<\/span><\/i><\/a>, a miniature, hand-built fantasy world filled with World War II narratives and populated by dolls constructed by Hogancamp in his backyard in upstate New York. Ronson interviewed the artist in 2015 for the <\/span>Guardian<\/span><\/i> and revisits this inspiring story of overcoming trauma to develop a creative process that combines the visual language of film stills, action photography, and dioramas. Hogancamp joins the conversation to discuss his latest work.<\/span><\/p>\n Space is limited; advance registration is required. Please consider making a donation when you register to support ongoing virtual programming.<\/span><\/p>\n Instructions for joining with a Zoom link and password will be provided by email upon registration confirmation under \u201cAdditional Information.\u201d Closed captioning will be provided in English. For questions or to request accessibility accommodations, please email <\/span>publicprograms@folkartmuseum.org<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n