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Sarasota News Leader April 26, 2013 Page 106 JOHN KOKAJKO PHOTO EXHIBIT TO OPEN MAY 5 Inspiration and Collaboration, featuring photography by John Kokajko, will open in the Unitarian Universalist Gallery in Sarasota on May 5 and continue through July 3, the gallery has announced. A reception will be held from noon to 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 5. The public is welcome. Kokajko says in a news release, "Photography has been an important tool for me since the 1960s. In 2011 I set myself the challenges of creating a series that expresses my central artistic vision; in addition I stepped up my collaborative efforts, joining Claudia Deschu for an ArtSlam2011 team project, Art in the air: 1,000 colorful paper aircraft launched to soul-stirring music." The release adds that, using native and imported plants found on the Florida Gulf Coast as his subject matter, Kokajko also has created images that express his respect for form and structure. "Cues for actual size are missing or altered," the release notes. "A spiral coiled fern becomes visually equivalent to a Hubble telescope view of the Whirlpool Galaxy," for example, it says. The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and on Sundays after services. It is located at 3975 Fruitville Road, Sarasota. A photo by John Kokajko shows Ann Rogers leading a choir. Contributed image