Windows Within the Cinema

Photography by Paparazzi Paul

The Gallery at The Pocono Cinema and Cultural Center (PC3) in East Stroudsburg, PA held an Artist's Reception on Saturday September 24^th for their Store Windows Exhibition featuring the work of Tamara Dunn. The photographs presented in the exhibition depicts mannequins and other objects that adorns windows in a business that seeks to enhance their sales through attractive displays. These displays are designed to capture the attention of the passerby and engage their imagination in order to fantasize what his/her life would be like if they purchased the object(s) presented.

The photographs presented by Ms. Dunn has a similar effect as they encourage the imaginative abilities of the viewer to place themselves standing before a window in the city or town the image was captured. The exhibition showcases the flavor of the area from which the photograph was taken through its window dressings that reflect the predominant stylings of the people inhabiting the city or town along with the more subtle reflections of the structures in the store's vicinity upon its windows. The ability to create a reflective and imaginative mood among the viewer allow him/her to see the world and themselves in a different way.  

The images created by Ms. Dunn can be seen along the walls of the theater's lobby and hallway leading to the 2^nd and 3^rd screening rooms. Taking some time to explore the work of Ms. Dunn is a wonderful way to experience the theater before and after viewing a film. You’ll be able to find more photographs taken during the Artist's Reception in The Windows Within the Cinema Gallery at www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10155280569678761.1073742018.91146283760&type=3.

Tamara Dunn was born in New York, NY and now lives in Northeastern PA. She is an award-winning journalist and photographer with her work featured in Poynter, CNN, Bitch Flicks, and more. Many of the photographs presented in the Store Window Exhibition at The P3 were taken during her travels through the East Coast. In addition to her skills in photojournalism, Ms. Dunn is well known for her film reviews that appear in the Hazleton, PA Standard-Speaker and shares on line reviews with Rebecca Kivak of The Citizens' Voice in Wilkes-Barre, PA at Take Two Movie Reviews www.blogs.standardspeaker.com/take2. You can learn more about Tamara Dunn and her endeavors by exploring her Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/Tamara-Dunn-188779621500950 or her Website at www.dunnbytamara.wordpress.com.

The Gallery at The Pocono Cinema and Cultural Center (PC3) in East Stroudsburg, PA presents their their Store Windows Exhibition featuring the work of Tamara Dunn until October 22^nd. Their next exhibition is yet to be scheduled. The gallery invites artists to present their works to be considered for inclusion in future exhibits. Please contact the gallery's director, Jan Selving, at seligan@ptd.net for more information. In addition to hosting art exhibits, The Pocono Cinema and Cultural Center presents a variety of films both popularly current as well revivals of those films released in the past. They also host special events such as their Book Club which explore novels that have been adapted to the screen and are currently being shown in the theater. Please Explore The Pocono Cinema and Cultural Center Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/PoconoCommunityTheater or their Website at www.pococinema.org for more information.