Symbolizing Americana, Richard C. Ybarra

Photography by San Diego native Richard C. Ybarra

Exhibition Dates: January 4 – February 6, 2025

Reception: Saturday, January 18,  2pm – 5pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, January 18, 3:30pm

Symbolizing Americana delves into the visual language of “Americana” and the feelings associated with living in rural environments around the United States.

           …what ‘animates’ us is what lies beyond the photographic frame in our imaginations.

–  Roland Gérard Barthes (1915 – 1980) was a French philosopher who wrote about the iconology and meaning of objects, signs and symbols within our Western Culture.

Ybarra’s photography lets the viewer linger and respond to their personal feelings about the images he records.   His works invite storytelling into the museum space.