Friends & Weather
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
April 22, 2021
Photos by David Batterman
Located in the Airport Atrium, Friends & Weather is an exhibition of Atlanta artists detailing the magic they found in the slow, and often lonely, days of 2020’s extraordinary societal shifts.
Curated by Dashboard. Presented by ATL Airport Art.
Featuring: Ebony Blanding, Tricia Hersey & Charlie Watts, Brock Scott, and Talecia Tucker.
Graphic Designer: Maya Sariahmed
Translators: Ángel Mak Brimmage & Alice Brimmage
Gallery Guide
Brock Scott: Silver lining atlanta
"Silver Lining Atlanta" is a photo / audio project by Atlanta based artist, Brock Scott, that documents windows of life during a global pandemic. For the full project, please visit here.
Ebony Blanding: talk to plants
“TALK TO PLANTS” is a short experimental film about a pariah living among plants who begins to communicate with greenery. An independently produced Ebony Supreme Film. Exhibited in Mint Gallery, Sep-Oct 2020.
Talecia Tuker: focus
"Focus" is a series created during the 2020 lockdown that reimagines stillness in the face of violent, oppressive systems that seek to destroy and diminish Black life. By strengthening familial ties, both biological and chosen, and connecting with nature through my camera lens, I found solace.
Tricia Hersey & Charlie Watts: The Nap Ministry
As part of the Friends & Weather art exhibition, these photographs are of a durational series centering The Nap Ministry’s connection to land-based healing and rest as a portal for reparations. The Nap Ministry uplifts the power of Black bodies at rest while engaging with the liminal space nature provides. In 2020, this movement grew immensely, indicating the mission’s resonance with people throughout the country. To learn more, follow @thenapministry on all social media platforms.
*Note: "Resting for the Ancestors" is on view in the North Terminal's Pedestrian Bridge as a 10' x 12' photo
c/o David Batterman