SANDRA RUSSELL CL ARK
Sandra Russell Clark lives and works in New Orleans, Louisiana. She began her photographic career in 1978. She was Director of Photography at the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans from 1980 to 1985. Her works have been exhibited widely in the United States and abroad: –Italy at the Torino Fotografia Biennale Internationale, 1989 –Recontres Internationales de la Photographie d’Arles, 1998 –Stephanie Hoppen Gallery, London, England, 2005 –Braga Fotofestival, Portugal, 1991 –Museum Ludwig, Koln –Altes Museum, Berlin, Germany –Museu du Imagem e do Som, Brazil, 1993 Sandra’s photographs have appeared in Vogue, Elle, The Traveler and American Artist magazines and numerous publications on photography.
“In searching for an Eden of my own, I moved to a small coastal town in Mississippi. This search brought my work full circle and back to the landscape of my native South, which was the subject of my first photographic series in the early 1980’s. This was a time of rediscovery for me, a time of reconnecting with the land that drew me on a journey of the senses along the Gulf of Mexico. The coastlines along the Gulf have a lushness and sensuality unlike any other landscape. There is a sense of mystery and isolation, yet a beautiful and peaceful quality to the landscape. This region is unmistakably marked with a spirit of its own. Explorers, historians, writers, artists and musicians have been influenced by this region and by man’s search for a place that is not only a physical one but one of myth and transcendence; a search for Eden. The images from this series were places I saw almost every day. They are from my garden, the end of the block, around the corner, or a short drive away- images that we may not take the time to notice but by chance. Then an early morning fog, a storm moving in or the dappling of the last light of fall moving through the woods isolate the image and lead us to view the mystery of forms. The atmosphere transforms these very ordinary subjects into something quite extraordinary. In 2005 Hurricane Katrina struck the coast, destroying everything in its path. In a matter of hours our Eden, as we knew it, along with 30 years of my work was gone and now we were set adrift.” – Sandra Russell Clark It is these life experiences that resonate throughout Sandra’s photography, pictorial tributes to images that fill her memories of Louisiana landscapes and misty Venetian streets. Before the hurricane washed away her entire portfolio, save the few negatives that were in the briefcase she fortuitously carried with her out of harm’s way, Clark had garnered critical acclaim for her themed-based series of works.
PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS BY
St. Roch, Feet and Hands Archival Pigment Photograph 20” x 28”
St. Roch, Head and Heart Archival Pigment Photograph 28” x 20”
Lafayette I, Tombs with Oak Archival Pigment Photograph 28” x 20”
Pier Archival Pigment Photograph 20” x 20”
Abstract Pier No. 1 Archival Pigment Photograph 20” x 20”
Abstract Pier No. 2 Archival Pigment Photograph 20” x 20”
Abstract Pier No. 3 Archival Pigment Photograph 20” x 20”
Brignac Estate Gate Archival Pigment Photograph 20” x 20”
Brignac Estate Guardians Archival Pigment Photograph 20” x 20”
Brignac Estate Oak Archival Pigment Photograph 20” x 20”
Oak with Bench Archival Pigment Photograph 20” x 20”
Ligustrum Archival Pigment Photograph 20” x 20”
Pinecone Tree Archival Pigment Photograph 20” x 20”
Tree with Pier Archival Pigment Photograph 20” x 20”
Set Adrift Archival Pigment Photograph 20” x 20”
Storm Clouds Archival Pigment Photograph 20” x 20”
Low Tide Archival Pigment Photograph 20” x 20”
Sky with Reflection Archival Pigment Photograph 20” x 20”
Bay Sunset Archival Pigment Photograph 20” x 20”
Bay with Grass Archival Pigment Photograph 20” x 20”
Marsh Grass Island Archival Pigment Photograph 20” x 20”
Jourdan River Archival Pigment Photograph 20” x 20”
Beach at Dusk Archival Pigment Photograph 20” x 20”
Photographic Works by Sandra Russell Clark May 2 – June 28, 2015 All images copyright of the artist. Images of the works are reproduced courtesy of the artist and The Lionheart Gallery. Curated by Susan Grissom Designed by Erin Manion All rights reserved. No part of this may be produced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior permission in writing of the copyright holder and The Lionheart Gallery.
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