NYFA supports "a priori"

the new york foundation for the arts accepted my proposal for a new photography project to their fiscal sponsorship program and granted it non-for-profit status. this means that donations to my project (titled "a priori") are tax deductible and nyfa 's stamp of approval will lend "a priori" greater credibility in the eyes of sponsors.

“a priori”, titled after Kant’s notion of valid knowledge independent of experience, focuses on the second and third generation of descendants of european jews. i intend to create portraits of members of this generation who were unaware of their jewish ancestry until later in life. i also want to record their stories, how and when they found out about their family heritage, whether it has affected their lives, and why it was kept a secret for years, even after the war. i envision the photographs and stories published together in a book.