talking across an expanse

    Drawing on traditions central to Black spiritual practices and a reverence for the importance of individual and collective cultural memory, talking across an expanse is an exhibition featuring 10 Georgia-based artists who are using various mediums in their own unique ways in an effort to bring attention to publicly and privately important figures, stories and places. Echoing pouring out of libations for those who have passed, whispering thank yous to the trees and the land that provides, preserving tables and empty seats for those who cannot be present and may one day be present, these artists recall, research, unearth, preserve and honor the things, people and practices passed, and currently being created. Artists like Kelly Taylor Mitchell, Iman Person, Camisha Butler and Sayma Hossain utilize collaboration, textiles, found objects, and site-specific installation to highlight gaps and connections in ancestral and generational memory, as well as demonstrate harmony between the physical and spiritual worlds. Mo Costello and Logan Lynette Burroughs work through process- and lens-based practices in efforts to materialize the tender and ephemeral nature of memory, shared intimacy. Maxalice Serres, Caleb Jamel Brown and Yoon Nam take multidisciplinary approaches, exploring self-perception and identity in relation to place and culture, queerness and socioeconomic tenets of daily life.

    The unique ways these artists wield intentionality and care give flesh to the things we may know without words, yet still feel, and ultimately, affirm groundwork for us to continue and contribute new and ever-evolving technologies of connectivity, cultural preservation and placemaking.