New York–based imagemaker and photographer Leslie Hewitt’s practice challenges conventional encounters with and interpretations of the photograph. Her work is political and manifests an interest in the intersection of photography and sculpture, as well as history, time, and context, often through found historical and personal objects. At this special program Hewitt will discuss the evolution of her practice and recent collaborations, including Untitled (Structures), a two-channel film developed around a collection of civil rights photography at Houston’s Menil Collection. The project activates Hewitt’s ongoing interest in restructuring historical narratives through an evolving photographic form.
 Her work combines still-life compositions comprised of political, social, and personal materials, which result in multiple histories embedded in sculptural, architectural, and abstract forms.