Carol Jazzar is pleased to present, Forever Babies, a new photographic series by Colby Katz.
Cute babies lying down on soft and colorful blankets are looking at us. Our heart are melting!. Looking closely, we notice a certain strangeness. They are dolls, made of vinyl and created specifically to replicate a baby that has passed away. Similar to the post mortem memorial photographic images popular at the end of the 19th century, these dolls serve less as a reminder of mortality than as a keepsake to remember and mourn the deceased. They are, Forever Babies….
Colby Katz is a Fine Art and Documentary photographer. Her work focuses on American culture from sideshow performers and backyard fighters, to the quirky innocence of small town beauty pageants. Her photographs give viewers a glimpse inside worlds many rarely get to see or even know about.
Colby Katz holds a BFA from NYU and is currently finishing her MFA at the University of Miami, FL. Her work has been exhibited in many galleries and museums around the U.S. and abroad including; the Miami Art Museum, The National Media Museum, Bradford, UK, the Fotomuseum, Rotterdam, the National Portrait Gallery, UK, Michael Foley Gallery, NY, and Air Gallery, NY. She is a two time recipient of the South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship and was recently a finalist for the Schweppes Photographic Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery in London, England. This will be Colby’s second exhibit with Carol Jazzar.
Colby Katz ‘sForever Babies runs concurrently to David Rohn, Small, Medium and Large installation piece.
Carol Jazzar Gallery is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 1PM to 6PM or by appointment.
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