The exhibit was co-curated by Daniel Fuller, the Curator at Atlanta Contemporary, and Phillip March Jones, the Curator-at-Large at Institute 193, Lexington, KY. “This exhibition offers a barometer of the South at its might, to exchange ideas and gain new perspectives based on what artists in our region are creating,” explains Fuller.
Humor is immediately evident: Joni Mabe’s Hitchcock on a Tortoise features the filmmaker and his steed against a glitter background. As one of several artists who use found or repurposed objects, in other works, Mabe juxtaposes incongruous curios as compositional elements.