What Remains: The Life and Work of Sally Mann (2006)

Zeitgeist Films

As one of the world’s preeminent photographers, Sally Mann creates artwork that challenges viewers’ values and moral attitudes. Described by Time magazine as “America's greatest photographer,” she first came to international prominence in 1992 with “Immediate Family,” a series of complex and enigmatic pictures of her own children. This work, and the controversy that followed it, was chronicled in Steven Cantor’s award-winning short film, Blood Ties.

WHAT REMAINS returns to follow the creation of Mann’s new seminal work: a photo series revolving around various aspects of death and decay. Never one to compromise, Sally Mann reflects on her own personal feelings toward death as she continues to examine the boundaries of contemporary photography. Shown at home on her family farm in Virginia, she is surrounded by her husband and now-grown children, and her willingness to reveal her artistic process as it unfolds allows the viewer to gain exclusive entrance to her world.

COLLECTED: CONNECTING PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE ACQUISITIONS

OPENING Day: September 3

Located at the Southeast Museum of Photography

The Southeast Museum of Photography’s collection has been carefully cultivated over the years, representing a wide range of photographic styles, genres and techniques; Collected presents unique selections from the museum’s repository of nearly 6,000 objects. 

Uniting seminal works of art from historic and contemporary photographers alike, this exhibition aims to showcase the museum’s diverse range of holdings, drawing connections from longstanding to recent acquisitions. 

Photographs range from iconic portraits to abstract figures and forms, ordinary landscapes to surreal dreamscapes and from interpretive still lifes to alternative processes. 

The Art Of The Everyday

CURATED BY Ashton Guitard, RECIPIENT OF THE 2024 GARY R. LIBBY CURATORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

LOCATED AT THE NEWS JOURNAL CENTER

MAY 23, 2024 - March, 2025

Awarded annually, the Gary R. Libby Curatorial Scholarship enables students to learn about the various aspects of producing an exhibition, allowing for a sequence of decision-making from curatorial concept to completion. Over the course of the semester, students meet with Southeast Museum of Photography staff who assist the process and provide guidance. This exhibition is the culmination of this process from start to finish.

THESIS & DEPARTURES

STUDENT EXHIBITIONS

May 2 - July 31, 2024

Reception: May 2 at 6pm

Thesis & Departures is the annual showcase of works by UCF Photography B.S. and DSC Photographic Technology A.S. graduates, celebrating their achievements throughout their time enrolled in the program.

TBA: Stay tuned for updated information on our Upcoming Exhibit By Christian Weber!