exhibition/september 11 - december 31, 2009

photographer jerry siegel documents the black belt region of the american south with an unflinching gaze. from decaying urban areas to backwater diners and pool halls, siegel exposes the cultural values of an area that is characterized by extreme poverty, rural exodus, and community pride. his determined eye reveals unexpected depths in his subjects, inviting viewers to 'come and set a spell' in the company of his images. with compassion and without haste, he captures the essence and extremes of the american south. 

barn and cotton field, al, 2003
60”w panorama
archival pigment print

painted bus with dog, 2005
16"h x 20”w
archival pigment print

revival tent, creola, al 2009
30"h x 40”w
archival pigment print

bleachers, southside hs, 2005
11"h x 14”w
archival pigment print

green cross door, new orleans, la 2009
11"h x 14”w
archival pigment print

deer wallpaper in urinal, 2009
11"h x 14”w
archival pigment print

selmont drive in, selma, al, 2002
20"w panorama
archival pigment print

praying hands (interior),
autauga county, al, 2009
16"h x 20”w
archival pigment print

praying hands (exterior),
autauga county, al, 2007
16"h x 20”w
archival pigment print

adlers, selma, al, 2002
60”w panorama
archival pigment print

birds, perry county, al. 2002
60”w panorama
archival pigment print

venus, perry county, al, 2009
16"h x 20”w
archival pigment print

roadside church, 2006
16"h x 20”w
archival pigment print

treeline, dallas county, al, 2002-3
40”w panorama
archival pigment print

hanging clothes, selma, al, 2005
16"h x 20”w
archival pigment print

old selmont drive in, selma, al, 1996
11"h x 14”w
archival pigment print

rake, perry county, al 2003
20”w panorama
archival pigment print

mrs. kenan, dallas county, al; 1983
14"h x 11”w
archival pigment print

clothesline, perry county, al, 2002
40”w panorama
archival pigment print

can man, autauga, al, 1994
14"h x 11”w
archival pigment print

"you will die" cross garden, 2004
11"h x 14”w
archival pigment print

j&r's, deer heads, perry county, al, 2002
60”w panorama
archival pigment print

ammo, selma, al, 2007
11"h x 14”w
archival pigment print

bent tree, perry county, al, 2009
20”w panorama
archival pigment print

prophet mary, selma, al, 2001
11"h x 14”w
archival pigment print

i rise, i rise, new orleans, la, 2009
16"h x 20"w
archival pigment print

dead deer, dallas county, al, 1998
11"h x 14”w
archival pigment print

would jesus steal worms, selma, al, 2009
11"h x 14”w
archival pigment print