The newest exhibit at Louisa Gould Gallery, “Passport,” features travel photography from Louisa Gould and Jeanne Campbell that was captured on their journeys across the globe over the past decade. The two photographers will celebrate the work with an artists’ reception on Saturday, June 13, from 5 to 7 pm at the gallery.
Ms. Campbell will exhibit photographs from Brazil, China, England, France, Galapagos, Holland, Iceland, Italy, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Netherlands, Nepal, Nevis, South Africa, Tanzania, and Tibet. She says of her photographs, “I see pictures mentally — seeing the patterns, rhythms, contrasts of light and shadow, as others may react to music.”
In this show Ms. Gould will show images from American Samoa, Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Bali, Burma/Myanmar, Cook Islands, Chile, Cuba, Egypt, Fiji, Haiti, India, Israel, Italy, Morocco, New Zealand, Rhodes, Palestine, Philippines, Spain, Turkey, and Vietnam.
Ms. Gould has travelled to more than 100 countries, and has photographed both on assignment (editorial, corporate, and sports) and for pleasure. She says of photographing overseas, “I take family and individual portraits which I love, but the added element of a foreign land and tongue intrigues and challenges me, and is not only memorable but touching in a deeply human way. I learn not only about the other but in turn about myself, in a self/other exploration, that is somehow enhanced by time and distance. The otherness strips us of some of our layers. I am very appreciative to these individuals and grateful to experience life in this way. There is the natural beauty each land can provide, however it is the people living everywhere that are the true essence of place. Witnessing individuals living their daily life without intruding is a blessing for me, and I hope to share some of these moments with the viewer, in other words providing a narrative for the viewer.”
Ms. Gould will also host an artist’s talk and presentation of the photos at the gallery on Tuesday, June 23, at 5 pm. For additional information, visit louisagould.com.