As It Was Give(n) To Me silas-finch january 2015

january 2015

106 four-color plates

Visiting hours: 1 to 8 p

his memory now living in photographs and within the folds of a sweater tucked away in a closet

This shift mimics the play of light through water

As It Was Give(n) To Me silas-finch january 2015For the past twelve years, Stacy Kranitz has been making photographs in the Appalachian region of the United States in order to explore how photography can solidify or demystify stereotypes, and interpret memory and history in a region where the medium has failed to provide an equitable depiction of its people. Rather than reinforcing conventional views of Appalachia as a poverty ridden region, or by selectively dwelling on positive aspects of the