DiverseWorks kicks off the 2010-2011 season with an exhibition that commemorates the 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Before (During) After and the accompanying Under-standing Water provide a visual narrative of how one of the U.S.’s largest natural disasters transformed the lives of artists from Southeast Louisiana. Before (During) After specifically explores the changes in subject matter, media, and technique from the work created before the storm to after in an effort to investigate how shared experience is individually captured, filtered and re-conveyed. Photographers participating in Before (During) After include: Eric Julian, Elizabeth Kleinveld, Rowan Metzner, David Rae Morris, Thomas Neff, Samuel Portera, Frank Relle, Jennifer Shaw, Mark J. Sindler, Zack Smith, Jonathan Traviesa, and Lori Waselchuk. Under-Standing Water features sculptural installations by Rondell Crier, Jana Napoli and Rontherin Ratliff with a monumental photographic work by Jan Gilbert, Debra Howell and Krista Jurisich. The works connect viewers to the perceptions, experiences, and memories of six artists whose lives were impacted by the storm.
This traveling exhibition is a co-presentation of DiverseWorks ArtSpace and Louisiana State Museum, New Orleans.
Special Thanks to Schipul, Saint Arnold Brewing Company, and Whole Foods.
