Aaron Canipe Exhibit
South of Heaven
In May, our Vault Gallery will feature the largest exhibition of Aaron Canipe's original photography to date.
South of Heaven is a body of work that ranges from 2015 to 2019 and was produced primarily in North Carolina. The exhibit wrestles with notions of Christianity, belief, and an endangered innocence in the gothic landscape. With a mix of dark humor and disappointment, this project is a story of southern discomfort and curiosity at the world around me, and seeks to raise more existential and surreal questions than it answers. This exhibit will be the first time this work will be shown in a public venue.
Exhibit Dates + Artist Info
There will be an opening reception on Friday, May 1 from 6pm to 8pm, where visitors can meet Aaron and view his work. The opening reception is during downtown Manteo's First Friday festivities, and is free and open to the public.
South of Heaven will be on display in the Vault Gallery through Saturday, May 30.
Aaron Canipe is a photographer and designer based in central North Carolina. He earned his bfa in Photography from the Corcoran College of Art + Design in Washington, d.c. and his mfa in Experimental & Documentary Arts from Duke University. Deeply-rooted in family and place in the North Carolina piedmont, his photographs and books have been exhibited throughout the Southeast and are included in collections at the Telfair Museums, the Do Good Fund, the Archive of Documentary Arts, among others. He currently works as a Digitization Specialist at Duke University Libraries.