NADIYA NACORDA
EXHIBITION OPENING:
MEMORY ORCHARDS
JANUARY 19, 2024
12PM - 6PM
Candela Gallery is thrilled to announced the opening of Memory Orchards, an exhibition supporting our latest publication project. This exploration of family has been in the works from founder Gordon Stettinius for the past several years and will be released in book form in February of 2024.
Featuring works by:
Hannah Altman
Niki Boon
Tommy Bruce
Daniel Coburn
Jess Dugan
Amy Friend
Elijah Gowin
Jessica Todd Harper
Kate Izor
Rachel Jump
Priya Kambli
Takako Kido
Gillian Laub
Linda Moses
Nadiya Nacorda
Lydia Panas
Toni Pepe
Emily Schiffer
Safi Alia Shabaik
Jennifer Shaw
Sarah Stellino
Rashod Taylor
Anne Vetter
Susan Worsham
Megan Wynne
Essay from Rebecca Senf PhD, curator at the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson.
Essay from Andy Grundberg, independent curator, writer, and educator.
Edited by Gordon Stettinius, founder and senior director of Candela Gallery.
Designer Jeff Louviere, New Orleans.
Printing in Barcelona. Production coordinator is Matt Harvey, formerly of Aperture.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Memory Orchards presents a broad survey of family experience, through highs and lows, and lust and loss, creating a survey of work which reflects our understanding of ‘family’ in this moment. The work is derived from long term documentary projects, from archive based explorations, from mundane interactions to moments of intimacy, from family snapshots to artful portraits. While the motivations of any given photographer are always distinctly individual, there are some foundational ideas which persist and are shared widely. Some artists write of their desire to remember, to document their own peculiar and beautiful realities. Others write to share their experience in hopes of adding to larger conversations about representation or identity. Taken as a whole, this engaging collection of work is complex and personal but deeply relatable.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Featuring 186 photos from 60 photographers, including Thomas Alleman, Hannah Altman, Debe Arlook, Niki Boon, Nancy Borowick , Tommy Bruce, Emily Buckley, Edgar Cardenas, Justin A. Carney, Velianna Catalano, Adrain Chesser, Daniel Coburn, Jess Dugan, Matt Eich, Kristen Joy Emack, Kev Filmore, Amy Friend, Riley Goodman, Elijah Gowin, Karla Guerrero, Rashed Haq, Jessica Todd Harper, Kate Izor, Susan Rosenberg Jones, Rachel Jump, Priya Kambli, Takako Kido, Gillian Laub, Judith G. Levy, Pixy Liao, Louviere + Vanessa, Monika Merva, Linda Moses, Nadiya Nacorda, Lydia Panas, Toni Pepe, Greta Pratt, Lissa Rivera, Emily Schiffer, Betsy Schneider, Maria Jose Sesma, Safi Alia Shabaik, Jennifer Shaw, Sarah Stellino, Zachary Stephens, Gordon Stettinius, Jerry Takigawa, Ron Tarver, Rashod Taylor, Rachel Elise Thomas, Al J. Thompson, Stephanie Thulin, Paul Thulin-Jimenez, Anne Vetter, Melanie Walker, Becky Wilkes, John Willis, Susan Worsham, Megan Wynne, and Arin Yoon.
Essay from Rebecca Senf PhD, curator at the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson.
Essay from Andy Grundberg, independent curator, writer, and educator.
Edited by Gordon Stettinius, founder and senior director of Candela Gallery.
Designer Jeff Louviere, New Orleans.
Printing in Barcelona. Production coordinator is Matt Harvey, formerly of Aperture.
BOOK RELEASE EVENT:
Thursday, February 1, 6-10pm
Join the gallery and some of the book’s artists in celebrating its long-awaited release! Earlybirds get a chance for an early release copy of the book, as well as a chance to talk with artists, imbibe in snacks, and sing some karaoke.