Where Shadows Cross: Photography by Jim Fiscus

July 22 – October 8, 2023

A detail of Jim Fiscus' photo "Judging Room." A bearded man in a hat and shorts throws a bucket of water out a window. A woman smokes as she repots plants. A turkey roams the room full of plants.

stories that comment on human experience

Iconic image maker Jim Fiscus produces layered single-frame stories that comment on human experience. The exhibition “Where Shadows Cross” grew out of a new project he began in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and includes a dozen large-scale color photographs. Fiscus attempts to “tell it all” visually through lighting, shadow and composition. He entices viewers to immerse themselves in his stage sets, move through them and appreciate every crisp detail. Fiscus investigates seemingly mundane situations, focusing on figures doing unpredictable or unconventional things. Their interactions among each other or with their setting often upend our perspective and generates uncertainty about the evolving stories these images show.

 

Curator

Asen Kirin, Parker Curator of Russian Art

Sponsors

The Todd Emily Community Foundation, the Epting Family Foundation, the W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation Fund and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art