John D. Corson Photography » east st. louis http://www.johndcorson.com/blog Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:04:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Exhibition in St. Louis http://www.johndcorson.com/blog/2008/05/27/exhibition-in-st-louis/ http://www.johndcorson.com/blog/2008/05/27/exhibition-in-st-louis/#comments Tue, 27 May 2008 15:25:58 +0000 jcorson http://www.johndcorson.com/blog/2008/05/27/exhibition-in-st-louis/ The big news lately is that I have been selected for an exhibition in St. Louis at the White Flag Gallery. There are 4 other artists in the show this year. It is designed to highlight several B.F.A. and M.F.A. graduates from the St. Louis area. The exhibition will be up from May 17 – June 21. I was unable to attend the opening because I am currently down south working, but several of my friends attended the opening and took some great pictures of the show. I have 7 32”x32” photographs hanging in the gallery. I encourage everyone who is in the St. Louis area to check out the work. I also was selected to have one of my photographs on the large banner outside the gallery. It is pretty crazy to see my image printed at 10 ft. by 25 ft. on the street! This is a great opportunity for me, and I am really excited about the opportunity to show my work, especially in the St. Louis area.

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Charles, the proprietor of Charles Tire in East St. Louis, Illinois. (Summer, 2007)

It’s been a long time since an update, so I will do my best to recap on what has been going on within the next couple posts. I am going to tackle the issue of my M.F.A. thesis first, which has been occupying the majority of my time this summer. I decided back in the spring to undertake a photographic documentary of East St. Louis, Illinois for my thesis. Documentary photography has always been my first love, and I decided to return to that discipline after trying numerous other styles and approaches that just didn’t suit me very well. I chose East St. Louis for several reasons. It is a city with a rich history and heritage that has undergone extremely rough economic and social hardships. The city is one of the most dangerous cities in the nation, with a crime rate that is 6 or 7 times that of the national average. The cities population has decreased since the 1960s, and many houses and entire neighborhoods are completely abandoned or destroyed by fire or vandalism. When I began this project, I wanted to put aside all of the preconceived notions that myself or others may have towards the city, and venture into the city with an open mind. I have been photographing for almost 3 months now, and I have met many wonderful and extremely welcoming people. I am still scared out of my mind every time I venture into the city, but to me that is part of the excitement, and the challenge. I am going to attempt to keep a fairly regular journal of my experiences as I document East St. Louis, and many of my images will be appearing on the photography portion of this website. I already have several images online, and I would love to get your impressions and/or thoughts.

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