Wall space gallery’s winter exhibition celebrates the American spirit. The exhibition Americaville opens today with photographs by photographer and documentarian Carl Corey. He explores the unique cultural landscape of the Midwest. Corey’s photographic observations are like singular postcards identifying physical and societal landmarks. The series started as a 480-mile walk across Wisconsin on the historic Yellowstone Trail with a roadside view of the cross section of the humanity that inhabits it. It ends as a vision of the individuality of the human condition.
Corey’s travel across the Yellowstone Trail are on the walls of the gallery, but also available as a handmade limited edition journal chronicling the streets, cities and counties along the way. Carl has also produced a catalog for the exhibition, filled with all the creativity and humor that makes Corey’s work singularly accessible.
Americaville was started as a syndicated picture column. My intention is to share observations and use one simple line of text to focus the viewer on my thoughts at the time I saw the picture. Americaville can be a little snarly at times, humorous at others, but always a portrayal of contemporary American culture. I adhere to the great Samuel Clemens philosophy of “Do what you know”. By doing so I have discovered how much I don’t know. I share observations, I don’t make statements.
EXHIBITION
America Ville
Carl Corey
From February 5th to March 27th, 2016
Wall Space gallery
116 East Yanonali Street C-1
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
United States
http://wall-spacegallery.com
