Riley and his story is the result of a collaboration initiated by Monica Haller with Iraq war veteran, Riley Sharbonno. Haller wanted to make sense of what was happening in Iraq. She was interested in the fluidity and instability of memory in relationship to these images. The book combines text from the conversations they shared over three years along with images that he took while working as nurse in combat.
The archive of Riley is an intricate interpretation of experience, memory, and sentiment. Haller states, "This project is about what a book is, what reading is, what interacting with images is. How a book is deployed, disseminated, and staged all change the way it is used. Evolving technologies, or redeploying of old technologies, changes the way information is received."
Monica Haller is based in Minnesota and has received grants for her collaborative work with Latina youth in Minneapolis and the Jerome Foundation Fellowship for Emerging Artists. She has exhibited in local venues in the Twin Cities, including The Soap Factory, Soo Visual Art Center, Intermedia Arts, and nationally at the University of Notre Dame (South Bend, Ind.) and the Washington Street Art Center (Cambridge, Mass.). She has lectured, taught courses and organized workshops at various institutions including Macalester College, the Walker Art Center, the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and the Notre Dame Peace Conference.
To read more about this project go to rileyandhisstory.com where you can also download a pdf with excerpts from the book.
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