EXHIBITION: From Yonder Wooded Hill

EXHIBITION OPENING
Friday, May 6th, from 5-8 pm

Candela's backroom will feature a solo exhibition from local photographer Riley Goodman. Goodman’s latest narrative project and photo book, From Yonder Wooded Hill, uses the artist’s own family history as a vehicle to explore the power of folklore over the course of time.

“From my ancestral West Virginia and North Carolina to the Patapsco River Valley of Maryland where I was raised, my family conjured superstitions and stories to make sense of their world. Walking on opposite sides of a pole splits two peoples' souls; it's customary to pray over floodwaters, and proper etiquette in the presence of a ghost involves asking, "What in the name of God do you want?" Growing up, I accepted this folklore as commonplace but came to understand with age that these stories were unique to a working-class, Appalachian culture.”

Riley Goodman, As Above
Archival Pigment Print, 15 x 10 inches

Riley Goodman, The Shroud
Archival Pigment Print, 24 x 30 inches

Riley Goodman, raised in the Patapsco River Valley of Maryland, inquires about folklore, American history, and humankind's relation to the environments they inhabit in an effort to understand what endures, and how this manifests through the passage of time. Goodman juxtaposes the visual interpretation of research, often folk-based, storytelling with archival imagery and material from his personal collections of artifacts and ephemera. When combined, the work depicts a narrative that rather than noting a specific period, creates an ever-occurring understanding of history. By establishing this crafted world, Goodman invites the viewer to question tenets of authenticity, leaving the idea of 'historical truth' in an undisclosed middle ground.

The show opens on Friday, May 6th, and runs through June 18th
There will be an opening reception Friday, May 6th, from 5 - 8 pm.

From Yonder Wooded Hill by Riley Goodman
New Release Published by Fall Line Press

A limited number of copies will be available at Candela's opening. Come by and get yours signed!
Additional copies are available through Fall Line Press.

Riley Goodman, The Witching Hour
Archival Pigment Print, 36 x 24 inches