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Alex Kornhuber
Photographer
We need to allow more multidisciplinary partnerships between the arts and science.
Current Work
Alex is a documentary photographer, specializing in intimate, human stories. He uses still photography, video and sound to capture the essence of those transitory and profoundly human moments.
Personal Hero
Eugene Smith, Henri Cartier-Bresson
Words of Strength
Arts, creativity, honesty, helping others
Vision
Alex's documentaries are not introspective expressions of his inner world. He believes that the ultimate source of all meaning and value is in the lived experience of human beings.
Strategy
Alex is a photographer, documenting older Peruvians living in the country’s coast, mountain and jungle, with the aim of creating the first traveling, interdisciplinary exhibition of “aging in Peru” with the goal of generating social awareness of challenges surrounding aging.
Impact
Alex has had the opportunity to learn how social and environmental factors influence the lives of healthy and cognitively impaired older adults. He is interested in using photography to capture the key social and environmental forces that influence older adults.
Motivation
The lack of access to medical care, exposure to violence and corruption, discrimination, and many other socioeconomic and demographic factors influence the aging trajectories of Peruvians. Despite these challenges, the majority of older Peruvians are active in their communities.
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