CURRENT AND UPCOMING Events
100 South 2nd Street, Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
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Please join us for these events, or stop by any day to view the current art installation in the Driftless Historium Walk-up Gallery.
April - May 2021
Sun. Apr. 11 - Sun. May 16
0.026 Seconds: The Magnitude of Small Moments
The Driftless Historium hosts a photo essay by Journalist and Author Matt Geiger. This exhibit debuts Sunday, April 11 and will be viewable daily through Sunday, May 16 in the awning-sheltered, outdoor accessible Walk-up Gallery (100 S 2nd St, Mount Horeb).
“O.026 Seconds: The Magnitude of Small Moments” features 26 photographs taken by Geiger over the course of his eight-year tenure as Editor of the Mount Horeb Mail.
The snapshots, curated by Geiger, represent a literal 0.026 seconds–a minuscule yet momentous epoch.
Matt notes that “the fact that so much meaning, so many aspects of human life can be packed into the space of a quarter of a second should make us all feel nearly immortal.”
Geiger, who has no formal training in photography and prefers his cell phone camera specifically because it is innocuous and unassuming, uses imagery as another narrative element. He looks for pictures that tell stories.
His summary of this exhibition:
“Simply put, these 26 images, taken in and around a small village in the American Midwest, tell some of my favorite stories. Someone once told me that being a reporter is like receiving a backstage pass to life, and we all know that the best tales, the ones that make your jaw drop or make you cry or warm your heart, take place backstage. The stage is just a facade.”
This deep and resonating reflection is typical of Geiger, whose Mount Horeb Mail editorials (cleverly named “The Geiger Counter”) often consider the magic of the mundane—a purposeful refutation of loud politics and trending topics. Geiger has worked for News Publishing Co. for 16 years, serving as the Mount Horeb Mail’s editor since 2013. He is also the executive editor for the Star News, the Times-Tribune, the Home News, the Independent and the Post Messenger Recorder.
Join Matt on Thursday, April 29 at 630pm for a virtual discussion of the place of photography in his work capturing Mount Horeb’s breaking news and community life.
Visit the companion virtual gallery at http://www.mthorebhistory.org/0026_seconds.html that includes the story behind each featured photo and, fittingly, an editorial by Geiger on the meaning behind these selected moments in time.
For more information, call 608-437-6486 or email mthorebhistory@mhtc.net .
0.026 Seconds: The Magnitude of Small Moments
The Driftless Historium hosts a photo essay by Journalist and Author Matt Geiger. This exhibit debuts Sunday, April 11 and will be viewable daily through Sunday, May 16 in the awning-sheltered, outdoor accessible Walk-up Gallery (100 S 2nd St, Mount Horeb).
“O.026 Seconds: The Magnitude of Small Moments” features 26 photographs taken by Geiger over the course of his eight-year tenure as Editor of the Mount Horeb Mail.
The snapshots, curated by Geiger, represent a literal 0.026 seconds–a minuscule yet momentous epoch.
Matt notes that “the fact that so much meaning, so many aspects of human life can be packed into the space of a quarter of a second should make us all feel nearly immortal.”
Geiger, who has no formal training in photography and prefers his cell phone camera specifically because it is innocuous and unassuming, uses imagery as another narrative element. He looks for pictures that tell stories.
His summary of this exhibition:
“Simply put, these 26 images, taken in and around a small village in the American Midwest, tell some of my favorite stories. Someone once told me that being a reporter is like receiving a backstage pass to life, and we all know that the best tales, the ones that make your jaw drop or make you cry or warm your heart, take place backstage. The stage is just a facade.”
This deep and resonating reflection is typical of Geiger, whose Mount Horeb Mail editorials (cleverly named “The Geiger Counter”) often consider the magic of the mundane—a purposeful refutation of loud politics and trending topics. Geiger has worked for News Publishing Co. for 16 years, serving as the Mount Horeb Mail’s editor since 2013. He is also the executive editor for the Star News, the Times-Tribune, the Home News, the Independent and the Post Messenger Recorder.
Join Matt on Thursday, April 29 at 630pm for a virtual discussion of the place of photography in his work capturing Mount Horeb’s breaking news and community life.
Visit the companion virtual gallery at http://www.mthorebhistory.org/0026_seconds.html that includes the story behind each featured photo and, fittingly, an editorial by Geiger on the meaning behind these selected moments in time.
For more information, call 608-437-6486 or email mthorebhistory@mhtc.net .
Thur. Apr. 29 at 6:30pm
Storytelling with Photos: Virtual Conversation with Editor Matt Geiger
Registration is required; participants may choose to join via weblink or call-in number. To sign up, email mthorebahs@gmail.com (include “Geiger Discussion” in the subject line) or call 608-437-6486 by Tuesday, April 27.
The Driftless Historium hosts a virtual conversation with Journalist, Author and Mount Horeb Mail Editor Matt Geiger on the place of photography in his work documenting the Village's breaking news and community life.
Geiger, who has no formal training in photography and prefers his cell phone camera specifically because it is innocuous, uses imagery as another narrative element. He looks for pictures that tell stories.
This theme is reflected in the 26 curated images included in his photography exhibit "0.026 Seconds: The Magnitude of Small Moments," showing in the Driftless Historium Walk-up Gallery April 11 through May 16. Lean more by visiting https://fb.me/e/1DumROeJM
A companion virtual gallery at http://www.mthorebhistory.org/0026_seconds.html includes the story behind each featured photo and, fittingly, an editorial by Geiger on the meaning behind these moments in time.
For more information about this virtual event, call 608-437-6486 or email mthorebahs@gmail.com
Storytelling with Photos: Virtual Conversation with Editor Matt Geiger
Registration is required; participants may choose to join via weblink or call-in number. To sign up, email mthorebahs@gmail.com (include “Geiger Discussion” in the subject line) or call 608-437-6486 by Tuesday, April 27.
The Driftless Historium hosts a virtual conversation with Journalist, Author and Mount Horeb Mail Editor Matt Geiger on the place of photography in his work documenting the Village's breaking news and community life.
Geiger, who has no formal training in photography and prefers his cell phone camera specifically because it is innocuous, uses imagery as another narrative element. He looks for pictures that tell stories.
This theme is reflected in the 26 curated images included in his photography exhibit "0.026 Seconds: The Magnitude of Small Moments," showing in the Driftless Historium Walk-up Gallery April 11 through May 16. Lean more by visiting https://fb.me/e/1DumROeJM
A companion virtual gallery at http://www.mthorebhistory.org/0026_seconds.html includes the story behind each featured photo and, fittingly, an editorial by Geiger on the meaning behind these moments in time.
For more information about this virtual event, call 608-437-6486 or email mthorebahs@gmail.com