Crossing Over: Photographs and New Video Installations

Crossing Over: Photographs and New Video Installations

Apr 4–May 4, 2003

Crossing Over: Photographs and New Video Installations by Willie Varela was a collaborative project between the El Paso Museum of Art and the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at El Paso. Crossing Over was Willie Varela’s most significant solo exhibition to date, and the first to present a selection of his large-format photographs along with major new video installations. Varela began documenting the world around him in 1971 in both still and moving pictures. His process parallels his imagery, which portrays both the remarkable and the disturbing in our everyday existence. By extension, he asks the viewer to recall what should be life’s overarching concerns, such as commitment, purpose, and compassion.