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“And the Iron did Swim,” Work by Mary Barnett | Opening May 8 at Tanner Hill Gallery Monday, May 04, 2009
We’re pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition of MakeWork 2008 recipient Mary Barnett’s work. “And the Iron did Swim” opens Friday, May 8 at Tanner Hill Gallery, with a reception from 5:30 to 8 pm. This show features documentary photography, captured at Chattanooga’s U.S. Pipe Foundry, a visible relic in the cityscape, which Barnett has been photographing since 2006.
“The place, the structure, the bones are good and so is the opportunity to gain a sense of who we are while respecting what happened before us,” says Barnett. “This past belongs to everyone. By documenting and embracing it we have an opportunity to anchor all of us through time.”
In capturing the structure, Barnett came to know the workers at the plant, as well, spending time with them and learning their stories. “There was so much passion and energy in those spaces and I wanted to know what the workers were like.”
For more information on Barnett’s work at the Foundry, visit her site. Also check out an article on Barnett’s work in today’s edition of the Times Free Press.
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