This is me, Montgomery
Kress on Dexter - Montgomery, AL
ON VIEW NOW
An immersive listening and visual scrims show BRINGING storybooth voices to life
Featuring: Featuring storyteller recordings from the Storybooth archive and handcrafted quilts and tapestries by Lynthia Edwards, Leslie K Morgan, Chintia Kirana and Willie Mae Brown
As a city often cloaked in myth, This is me, Montgomery challenges us to learn more by listening. In 2018, our custom recording Storybooth opened in Montgomery inviting citizens to co-author a fresh narrative of themselves and this storied place. Since then, hundreds have shared moments of poignant reflection and spontaneous discovery.
This is me, Montgomery encourages you to explore the Storybooth archive by listening to 12 curated stories while viewing corresponding tapestries and quilts. With deep roots in Alabama, quilting is the ideal medium to dig more deeply into southern stories. The artform embodies the connection between the past and present, human creativity, resilience and cultural heritage. While some pieces on display bring the words of the storyteller to life through illustration, others re-imagine and challenge what we think we see, hear, and know. The collection of stories & quilts in This is Me, Montgomery underscores how one person’s experience can resonate across space and time — fostering deeper awareness, dialogue, empathy and resolve.
This exhibition is dedicated to the storytellers, makers, community organizers, activists and caregivers in Montgomery.
SCRIMS
Photos by Michelle Consuegra
“that night...” - Clay McInnis
Scrim by: Leslie K. Morgan
Themes: fire, family, resilience, death, Montgomery history, Medal of Freedom
“I’m bending but I’m not broken…” - Anonymous
Scrim by: Leslie K. Morgan
Themes: Self-worth and reliance, spirituality
“by the riverfront I saw the little sign...” - Israel Afangideh
Scrim by: Leslie K. Morgan
Themes: Race relations, internationalism, South Africa, family heritage, identity, slave trade, history
“Do you remember me?” - Lara Belle
Scrim by: Leslie K. Morgan
Themes: Family, historical reflection, connection, race relations
“Working on roads...milking cows...” - John Wesley McQueen
Scrim by: Leslie K. Morgan
Themes: hymns, work, resilience, contentment
“About Claudette Colvin...” - Margarit Burch
Scrim by: Leslie K. Morgan
Themes: History, female empowerment, race relations
“We love each other very very much.” - Kelly & her daughter
Scrim by: Leslie K. Morgan
Themes: Single mom, family, illness, cancer, resilience
“from hatred to hope” - Cade
Scrim by: Leslie K. Morgan
Themes: Montgomery history, family, race relations
“Somewhere…” - Lonnie Bradley Holley Sr.
Scrim by: Lynthia Edwards
Themes: Imagination, MLK Jr, Dexter Ave Baptist Church, humanity, health, nature, technology, family, love, artist
“Good trouble..”
Scrim by: Lynthia Edwards
Themes: Arts, John Lewis, social justice
“The Badges She Carried” - Willie Mae Brown & Chintia Kirana
Scrim by: Willie Mae Brown & Chintia Kirana
Themes: Collaboration, resilience, tapestry, storytelling, triumph, journeys, femininity
More On storybooth
Photo credit: Studio Studio
In 2018, we opened Storybooth, a custom recording booth. Since then, hundreds have shared moments of poignant reflection and spontaneous discovery. Storybooth is a collaboration of Ethos Lab, Studio Studio, and Dashboard. Storybooth was commissioned by MAPMGM.org. Special thanks to Fulton County Board Commissioners and Fulton County Art Council.
