Even though the juried show is now no longer on the gallery walls, we are featuring images from EXPOSURE: The 14th Annual PRC Juried Exhibition. Check back this Thursday to see the last image, including artist statements and website links.

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LOUISA MARIE SUMMER-”Youth in the Republic of Georgia” 2007

Youth in the Republic of Georgia -or the fantasy of ‘normality’”

The Republic of Georgia lies at the Black Sea and is located at the dividing line between Europe and Asia. Georgia has been a representative democracy since 1991 but faces severe problems with its neighbor Russia and its separatist regions Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

These four images were shot in April and May 2007 and are part of a hardcover book of 125 photographs entitled /Megobrebi! Searching for the Future/. This work documents the diverse lifestyle of contemporary Georgian youth. Today’s young people are torn between religious and traditional values - including honesty, pride, family, and hospitality - and their dreams of a Western way of life with its attendant status symbols such as cars, fashion, and glamour.

With my pictures, I want to communicate people’s everyday life, including their experiences and emotions, so that the observer gets an impression, a feeling about what it means to be a young person living in the Republic of Georgia today.

Louisa Marie Summer, Smoking Youngster, 2007, from the series “Youth in the Republic of Georgia,” Archival inkjet print, 16 x 24 inches, courtesy of the artist

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