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Christa Bowden, Emily G贸mez, Ernesto G贸mez: Cumberland Island: Land, Water, Wind, and Light

January 9 - February 7, 2020

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Christa Bowden; White Branch Tidal Creek, Wilderness Area, Low Tide; 2016
Christa Bowden; White Branch Tidal Creek, Wilderness Area, Low Tide; 2016

About the Exhibition

n 2016, during the national park system centennial, artists Christa Bowden, Emily Gómez, and Ernesto Gómez began a multi-year collaborative project to document the unique biome of Cumberland Island, a barrier island about the size of Manhattan, located off the coast of Georgia. The island is one of seven Atlantic Coast national seashores, and a part of the national park system. Though it has escaped wide-scale development through expansive yet politically divisive preservation efforts, Cumberland Island, like all coastal areas, is incredibly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. With this project, the artists hope to expand the existing photographic documentation of Cumberland Island in order to increase awareness of its significance and fragility, as well as to provide a record for future generations, should the island be lost or irrevocably altered due to climate change. Christa Bowden is a Professor of Photography at 91传媒. Emily Gómez and Ernesto Gómez both teach in the Department of Art at Georgia College in Milledgeville, GA.

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