Rachel Boillot

Rachel Boillot

Rachel Boillot

United States

United States

United States

Moon Shine: Photographs of the Cumberland Plateau

Moon Shine: Photographs of the Cumberland Plateau

Moon Shine: Photographs of the Cumberland Plateau

Moon Shine is inspired by the unique musical traditions of the Cumberland Plateau. This region is home to a rich storytelling heritage, showcased in historic fiddle tunes, balladry, religious gospel pieces, and other songs passed down as part of a formidable oral tradition. Today, these traditions are threatened by the limitations of a twenty-first-century attention span and the popularity of commercial music. This project celebrates a place and the creative impulses it has fostered over history while seeking to document a disappearing tradition.
Boillot channels these traditions into a lyrical portrait of a place, and the photographs act as a visual score to mirror musical melody. Her work explores the relationship between what is heard and what is seen, with a tension between mystery and revelation pervading the work.

A Prayer for Evelyn. Cumberland Gap, TN. 2016.
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The Ascension. Spencer, TN. 2015.
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Opal Playing Handmade Gourd Instrument. Jamestown, TN. 2017.
Opal Playing Handmade Gourd Instrument. Jamestown, TN. 2017.
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Feather. Norris, TN. 2014.
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Eugene Hensley and Jobie Pray. Jamestown, TN. 2017.
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Cumberland Mountain. Crossville, TN. 2015.
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Banjo-pickin’ Wade Hill. Knoxville, TN. 2014.
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Michael’s Kitchen. Whitleyville, TN. 2015.
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Blind Curtis Byrge on the Day of the Eclipse. Oak Ridge, TN. 2018.
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Leaving Michael’s Hollow. Whitleyville, TN. 2016.
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The Magenta Foundation gratefully acknowledges the support of TD Bank Group for their ongoing commitment to Flash Forward and to emerging artists.

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