Chiara Goia
    "Mongolia's Rainbow of Riches:
          What Will Be Past"


                         April 9, 2013 – June 2, 2013

Opening reception Tuesday, April 9, 7:30 p.m.
Chiara and Patrick Witty, International Picture Editor at Time, will discuss the stories and images in Chiara’s work.


         "Greed keeps men forever poor, even the abundance of this world will not make them rich." 
                     - Mongolian proverb


On April 9, photographer Chiara Goia will open an exhibit at The Half King of her images from the fastest growing economy in the world—Mongolia. Chiara's work  looks at the cultural impact of Mongolia’s sudden economic growing pains and boons.
 
"Over the course of a generation, the Mongolia of pastoral nomads herding on grand steppes is moving into memory," says Half King curator Anna Van Lenten. "Massive deposits of gold, copper, silver, and coal are luring foreign investment, raising prices, and despoiling the steppes. Chiara's images capture the unease of a people whose cultural heritage hangs in the balance, as they adapt over the course of a single generation, to a market economy."
 
The Half King Photography Series is dedicated to showing exceptional documentary photography. In tandem with its reading series, it fosters a dialog between photographers and writers that underscores the importance of their relationship. Co-curating its photography series are James Price, photo editor at Newsweek, and Anna Van Lenten, writer and editor.
 
Chiara Goia was born and raised in Italy. Her clients include The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, Time, Le Figaro, and Vanity Fair. Among her recognitions are the Sony World Photography Award, the Canon prize for emerging photographers, and PDN's 30.  Documenting Mongolia's dizzying transformations is an ongoing project.

 

 

The Half King Photography Series is dedicated to showing exceptional photojournalism. In tandem with its reading series, The Half King fosters a dialog between photographers and writers that underscores the importance of their unique relationship. Co-curating its photography series are James Price, Photo Editor at Newsweek, and Anna Van Lenten, writer and editor.

 

 

The Half King photography series is curated by James Price and Anna Van Lenten



Previous exhibitions at The Half King