Minding the Gap - Photographs of Rabun County at 200 years
June 22 - September 21, 2019
In honor of Rabun County’s bicentennial, the Weave Shed Gallery is presenting a two-person show of work by Hambidge Fellows Amanda Greene and Forest McMullin. Both Amanda and Forest have photographed extensively in Rabun County, and the show is a selection of images highlighting people and scenes that are rarely noticed or appreciated.
Amanda Greene grew up in Atlanta, with frequent visits to family in Rabun County. After attending college and living in the Los Angeles area for 17 years, she returned “home” to Georgia in 2010. Since returning to the South, Amanda has been using photography to explore ideas of time and history, revisiting places familiar from growing up in the area. Her work is a broad celebration of color, natural and man made, and its place in the Southern rural landscape and daily life.
Forest McMullin is a freelance photographer, artist, and photographic educator based in Atlanta. He specializes in photographing fringe social groups and is respected for his ability to capture his subjects’ dignity while being direct and open. The photos in this show are from his series American Flea, in which he took portraits of vendors and customers at flea markets in the rural southeastern United States.
A few images from the show…
