Farrington Smith Gallery

Jennifer Shaw’s show Hurricane Story will be on view until Sat., Jan 19.

D. Eric Bookhardt wrote a great review of Shaw’s show in this week’s Gambit- you can read it here.

If you are interested in purchasing the Hurricane Story book, in addition to having copies at the gallery, it is now available online at Lulu- here is a link.

If you haven’t been able to see the show yet, we hope to see you! Gallery hours are 12-5 on Saturdays and by appointment.

Happy New Year, Amy

Join us tomorrow, Thurs. Dec. 13th at 7 p.m. when Jennifer Shaw will discuss her show Hurricane Story.

We will open at 6:30 in case you haven’t seen the show yet and want to check it out first.

-Amy

Farrington Smith Gallery is excited to present Hurricane Story by Jennifer Shaw- a photo show in conjunction with PhotoNOLA. The show is on view from December 3-29, with an opening reception and book signing Saturday, December 8 from 6-9 p.m.

In Shaw’s own words:

“I was nine months pregnant and due in less than a week when Hurricane Katrina blew into the Gulf. In the early hours of August 28, 2005 my husband and I loaded up our small truck with two cats, two dogs, several crates containing my favorite negatives, all our important papers and a few changes of clothes. We evacuated to a motel in southern Alabama and tried not to watch the news. Monday, August 29 brought the convergence of two major life changing events; the destruction of New Orleans and the birth of our son. It was two long months and 6000 miles before we were able to return home.”

“Hurricane Story is a depiction of that evacuation experience - the birth, the travels and the return. These photographs represent various elements of our ordeal. The project began as a cathartic way to process some of the lingering anger and anxiety over that bittersweet journey, and grew into a narrative series of self portraits in toys that illustrate both my experiences and emotional state during our time in exile.”

Shaw has self-published a book of her photos, and they will be for sale at the opening, or contact the gallery at 504-942-8600 or farringtonsmithgallery@gmail.com for more information.

We hope you can join us for the opening!

-Amy