Photography exhibit at Mulberry Cultural Center requires considerate viewing

MULBERRY, Fla. – Photographer and artist Sherry Ross wished to share a few of the hundreds of pictures she’s captured over time.  

“There are photos from my travels all over the place, near and far,” Ross mentioned. “That was the impetus for the show name.”

The backstory:

“Big World, Little Photos” is the brainchild of Ross and City of Mulberry Director of Culture & Programming Chelsea Young. Both knew it was going to be the newest exhibition on the Mulberry Cultural Center. Admittedly, Ross could not think about the concept that Young had for find out how to arrange the gallery.

“We love to transform the space uniquely to fit whatever the exhibit is, whether it’s the artist’s personality or a unique way of displaying their artwork,” Young mentioned “It is a unique challenge to display artwork that is so small, so we wanted to have it be like a pinhole into everyday life.”

Once Ross noticed the finished gallery, she was absolutely on board. More than 100 photographs are scattered throughout colourful traces all through the entire heart, displayed in 5×5 inch shadowboxes.

What they’re saying:

“As an artist, as a painter and a photographer, typically I work large, so I love the idea of taking something and making it so intimate,” Ross defined. “When Chelsea said pinhole photographer, she was talking about how she wanted people to have to stop and lean in and to look at the pieces. I thought that was a great kind of extrapolation of what I was doing. I wanted people to have a moment with something they might not normally look at. So, making them small means that you have to stop. You have to look and kind of ponder it.”

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There are photographs from Mulberry, Lakeland and Bartow to associate with ones from Greece, Madrid and different totally different components of Europe. Some are lovely compositions of historic buildings and interiors. Others are one thing else.

“I’m looking for an interesting composition, but more importantly, I usually look for something that makes me laugh,” Ross mentioned.

A headless gingerbread cookie is an instance. Ross additionally likes shining the highlight on on a regular basis objects. For instance, a chunk of shrimp, utility pipes and even mould.

“Taking something that’s every day that people walk by, and they never thought about it before and then showing it to them in a new way. When you elevate the everyday to art, that’s what happens, and I love that idea of taking something that could be considered mundane and showing to somebody in a new way,” Ross mentioned.

Every {photograph} within the exhibition is accessible on the market for $25.

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