Over the course of twenty-five years at McColl Center, moments accumulated: frames were captured in spiritual time, light was traced in residual patterns, and stories slowly revealed themselves.
The Long Exposure is not merely a retrospective; it is a testament to time as a creative force. Each image in this exhibition forms part of a sustained vision—an archive of persistence, transformation, and deep artistic investment.
From 2009 onward, residencies have functioned as a true long exposure, not only photographically, but metaphorically. The Artist-in-Residence, the McColl Center itself, and the photographers are all subjects in this unfolding image. Their creative progress is slowly etched into view by the open shutter of time. As in any long exposure, movement becomes trace, and trace becomes story.
This body of work asks us to look beyond the immediate. What emerges is a layered narrative—one that honors memory, marks change, and reflects a creative life lived with intention. These images do more than document, they endure.
For the past fifteen years, photographer Chris Edwards and artist-educator Ben Premeaux, have skillfully documented the artists of McColl Center.
Curated by Melissa Stutts.
