The work showcases images we have created in the Mississippi Delta. Sarah and I use Holga and Diana toy cameras to create beautifully unique images. We also both share a love for Encaustic photography which combines beeswax with a finished print. Will Jacks is hosting the show at his gallery in Mississippi.
Check out the link below with more information on the upcoming show!
Below is taken straight from Will Jacks site announcing the show!
SARAH HODZIC & CAROL ANN WARD: PLASTIC DELTA | A TOY CAMERA SHOW
This land and it’s people have many layers, both literally and figuratively crafted from the winding lifespan of the Mississippi River. It can be a confusing place to navigate, even for those that have spent decades calling it home. What you are certain is occurring one day, can twist in an instant, and carry you in a direction you never expected.
Photographers Sarah Hodzic and Carol Ann Ward are not natives to the Mississippi Delta, but they do possess the spirit of this land. The toy cameras they used to create the images for this show – holgas, dianas, pinholes, and the like – create a mysterious feeling wrapped in beauty. These plastic cameras are simple in their structure, yet these images are far from simple. Both Sarah and Carol have not only overcome the limitations of the toy cameras they use, but have creatively found ways to use these limitations to their advantage.
We are excited to host this show because it is a wonderfully accurate and artistic reflection to the life we Deltans live everyday. There is a metaphor in this show, and in the way it was created, that parallels much of what is faced here in northwest Mississippi. A beauty is present, along with a melancholy and nostalgia that is a common recipe for the most beautiful of southern art. And most certainly there are layers – lots and lots and lots of layers – the understanding of which, as always, depends on your perspective.
~wj
About the artists . . . .
A native of McClean, Virginia, Sarah Hodzic’s work with the Holga has appeared online with Toycamera, PhotomediaCenter, LightLeaks Magazine, ErieTimes-News SHOWCASE along with being published in the new toy camera book, ToyCam by The Toy Camera Book Team. She has won several awards for her toy camera work, including taking first place in 2009 Holgapalooza and Best in Show – PhotoMedia Center’s 2009 Holga 3.0. Most recently Sarah had a solo show in LA at the Petter Fetterman Gallery showcasing her images from her trip to Jacmel, Haiti. Her images were sold to benefit the children in the surrounding township.
Carol Ann Ward was raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan and received a BA in photography from Columbia College in Chicago. Upon graduation, she worked as a commercial advertising photographer before finding her niche’ in portraits and fine art. She currently lives and works in Baltimore, Maryland.
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