“Stealing Dead Souls” – An Art Exhibition of “Rough Edge Photography” by Experimental Mississippi Photographer James W. Bailey.
January 3, 2005 (Press Release) --
(Reston, Va) Does photographing a person steal their soul? In certain tribal communities, this is a sincerely held belief; indeed, many Native Americans have long believed that photographs capture the souls of the living and imprison them within the photographic image. If taking a photograph of the living can steal souls, what happens if you photograph something dead or inanimate? Do the dead or non-living have souls? If so, can the souls of the dead be stolen by photographing them?
From January 12 through February 12, the Black Rock Center for the Arts in Germantown, Maryland, will present, “Stealing Dead Souls”, an exhibition of “Rough Edge Photography” by national award-winning experimental Mississippi photographer, James W. Bailey, which explores the concept of photography and its mystical ability to steal the life of the non-living.
Born and raised in Mississippi, Bailey explains the cultural basis for his spiritual beliefs about the power of photography to steal souls of the living and the dead: “I have a religious belief, probably inherited from my paternal Mississippi grandmother who was ¼ Choctaw Indian, and who was extremely distrustful of cameras, that photography has the magical power to capture a living element of life, a flashpoint of the soul if you will.”
WHO:
The Black Rock Center for the Arts and experimental photographer James W. Bailey.
WHAT:
The Black Rock Center for the Arts in Germantown, Maryland, presents, “Stealing Dead Souls”, an exhibition of “Rough Edge Photography” by the experimental Mississippi artist, James W. Bailey. Bailey’s unique photographic style incorporates the violent scratching, slashing and burning of his prints and negatives.
WHEN:
Exhibition runs from January 12 through February 11. Exhibit is free and open to the public. An opening reception will take place on Saturday, January 15, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm.
WHERE:
The Black Rock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown, Maryland 20874. For directions, see the Black Rock Center for the Arts web site at http://www.blackrockcenter.org/directions.htm
STEALING DEAD SOULS WEB SITE: http://www.stealingdeadsouls.blogspot.com
From January 12 through February 12, the Black Rock Center for the Arts in Germantown, Maryland, will present, “Stealing Dead Souls”, an exhibition of “Rough Edge Photography” by national award-winning experimental Mississippi photographer, James W. Bailey, which explores the concept of photography and its mystical ability to steal the life of the non-living.
Born and raised in Mississippi, Bailey explains the cultural basis for his spiritual beliefs about the power of photography to steal souls of the living and the dead: “I have a religious belief, probably inherited from my paternal Mississippi grandmother who was ¼ Choctaw Indian, and who was extremely distrustful of cameras, that photography has the magical power to capture a living element of life, a flashpoint of the soul if you will.”
WHO:
The Black Rock Center for the Arts and experimental photographer James W. Bailey.
WHAT:
The Black Rock Center for the Arts in Germantown, Maryland, presents, “Stealing Dead Souls”, an exhibition of “Rough Edge Photography” by the experimental Mississippi artist, James W. Bailey. Bailey’s unique photographic style incorporates the violent scratching, slashing and burning of his prints and negatives.
WHEN:
Exhibition runs from January 12 through February 11. Exhibit is free and open to the public. An opening reception will take place on Saturday, January 15, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm.
WHERE:
The Black Rock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown, Maryland 20874. For directions, see the Black Rock Center for the Arts web site at http://www.blackrockcenter.org/directions.htm
STEALING DEAD SOULS WEB SITE: http://www.stealingdeadsouls.blogspot.com
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