EXHIBITION: When Morning Comes
When Morning Comes
Brandon Thibodeaux
MARCH 7 - APRIL 19
Preview + Artist Talk: Thursday, March 6, 5 – 8pm
Opening: Friday, March 7, 5 – 9pm
This spring Candela Books + Gallery will host two solo exhibitions: Lisa Elmaleh’s American Folk and Brandon Thibodeaux’s When Morning Comes. Both bodies of work present a classic-yet-contemporary take on two Southern subcultures in a period of transition.
Brandon Thibodeaux photographs among five rural communities that span roughly 15 square miles in the northern Mississippi Delta. Towns like Alligator, Bo Bo, and Mound Bayou are historically rife with poverty and racism, but are also emblems of faith and perseverance today. Thibodeaux began the project as a personal exploration but encountered the universal; “While this work makes specific reference to the rural black experience, I am reminded that with every visit themes of faith, identity, and perseverance are common to us all.”
Thibodeaux is based in Dallas, Texas. His photojournalist work has appeared inThe New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Forbes, among others. In 2012, Oxford American named him a New Superstar of Southern Art. And in 2013, When Morning Comes won several notable awards including Photolucida Solo Exhibition Award, PND Faces Contest, and was a Center Awards finalist.
A preview reception and artist talk will take place Thursday, March 6, 5-8pm.
The exhibition will open to the public Friday, March 7th, 5-9pm.