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Current Art Exhibits
July 2011 - July 2012 |
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JOHN GUIDER
THE RIVER INSIDE |
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John Guider is a successful Nashville commercial photographer who stepped away from the comfortable, predictable routine of his life and challenged his mind and body in ways he never thought possible. With virtually no camping or paddling experience, he bought a canoe and set off on a solitary, artistic adventure that led him from the creek behind his farmhouse to the Harpeth, the Cumberland, the Ohio, and eventually the Mississippi River, all the way down to New Orleans.
After completing the three-month journey to New Orleans, Guider began looking at the over two thousand photos he had taken.
He began to imagine his photographs and stories as both an exhibition and a catalog of images accompanied by text. He spent a whole year learning the artistic discipline of the almost-lost platinum print process and pounding words out onto the page. A few months later, he set off for the Mississippi headwaters at Lake Itasca, Minn. What followed was an equally eventful and dangerous journey on the Upper Mississippi, which changes as it flows southward from a meandering stream to a series of controlled locks and dams designed to keep it in check once joined by the forceful Missouri. It took three tries to complete the trip to his original launching point onto the mighty Mississippi at Cairo, Ill.
Guider’s images and words offer a revealing perspective on the natural and controlled inland waterways that bisect this country. |
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Click Here if you would like more information about this exhibit. |
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About This Exhibit
The River Inside is not only John Guider’s compelling story of his life-changing journey, but also a stunning visual narration of more than 70 platinum prints. Thirty of these prints can be viewed at Nashville International Airport. Guider's canoe is also on display hanging in the skylight near Gate C-10. The book, The River Inside is available at Airport retail stores.
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The River Inside exhibit is organized by the Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, Tenn., and presented in conjunction with the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium, Dubuque, Iowa. Initial support for the exhibit was provided by the Ingram Barge Company. The companion book is published by FRP, Nashville, with editorial and design assistance from McNeely, Pigott, and Fox. More of John Guider's photography can be found at http://johnguider.com/ |
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Arts at the Airport receives funding for the visual arts from the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) and the Tennessee Arts Commission (TAC). The Flying Solo Exhibition Series is funded under an agreement with the Tennessee Arts Commission and the State of Tennessee. For more information about Arts at the Airport, please call (615) 275-1614 or send email to arts@nashintl.com. |
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| Image on Left: Splash Rings, Early Morning Mist, Harpeth River, Cheatham Co., Tenn. - platinum print |
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Image on Right: Sand Barges, Ohio River, Paducah, Ky. - platinum print |
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