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Photo by Stacey Irvin. 2008.
Nashville is a city of wonder. It is a place where you can walk down any street on any given day and randomly cross paths with some of the biggest stars in the world, without their body guards or make-up, without even knowing it at all. If you find yourself meandering around Belmont University’s campus tomorrow night or in the near future and still blinded by the Presidential Debate residue, you might just walk by and miss one of Nashville’s best treasures in the place people call the Leu (Center for the Visual Arts, lol). No debate about it, you need to witness the latest works of renowned photographer and all-around nice person, Stacey Irvin, called Indigenous Connections: Life in San Bernardo, Ecuador.
Stacey, a born Texan slash born-again Nashvillian visual artist, uses her photography and web design projects to transcend the norm and intrigue everyone who takes notice to admire, relate, and then question life’s deeper issues in a larger than life way. Graduating from Vanderbilt in 1999 with a B.A. in Philosophy, Stacey immediately jumped into the world of art. She received the prestigious Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Award from Vanderbilt’s Fine Arts Department, and decided to make the most of the opportunity by embarking on a four-month photographic journey throughout various parts of Asia. Stacey photographed every aspect that encompassed the cultures of which she immersed herself into along the way. Since that first amazing documented journey, Stacey has continued to push the limits of travel and photography in every way within her means.
Stacey’s recent work featured in Indigenous Connections: Life in San Bernardo, Ecuador was taken while Stacey and her parents visited her brother last year during his last month of service in the Peace Corps. Stacey, similar to her past adventures, once again met no stranger. From photos of exotic wildlife, signs of climate changes, everyday people of all ages working outdoors or relaxing in the home all the while smiling in the presence of Stacey, there never seems to be a lack of a delightful character, human or not, that doesn’t happily take to Stacey’s camera or desire to communicate via the arts.
Stacey creates pieces that take you where she’s been and broaden your own horizons at the same time. The images that Stacey takes along her various photographic journeys are worth so much more than 1,000 words per picture. Many who have seen Stacey’s photos and have never been to the places where the photos were actually taken have mentioned that they felt the common theme of humanity that Stacey strives to relate to others within her work. In this regard, the eye seems to truly be the window to the soul.
For more information about Stacey Irvin:
INDIGENOUS CONNECTIONS: Life in San Bernardo, Ecuador is now open at Belmont University's Gallery 121 in the Leu Art Building. This exhibition is guest-curated by Andee Rudloff and sponsored by the Tennessee Arts Academy. The Tennessee Arts Academy will host a public reception to honor the artist on Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Stacey’s Kenya photographs are currently on exhibit at the Nashville Ballet's Frist Gallery. May 10 - July 10 2009.
Also see more of Stacey’s work at www.photonomad.com or visit her and John Guider’s studio at Studio East Nashville at 1520 Woodland Street, Nashville, TN 37206.
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