RAHIM FORTUNE BETWEEN A MEMORY AND ME

Between a Memory and Me is the first solo exhibition in Los Angeles of work by Rahim Fortune. Born in Austin, Texas, and raised in the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, Fortune uses photography to explore the layered, complex nature of American identity, foregrounding the connections between the communities he photographs and the land they inhabit. 

Fortune’s black-and-white photographs from his Hardtack project weave together tender and reverent portraits of Black life, vast landscapes, and close-up studies. The exhibition also includes Fortune’s new color photographs, commissioned by Aperture and Documentary Arts and created in response to the Texas African American Photography Archive. Fortune’s short film, also on view, takes viewers through the fields and roads of rural Texas, lingering lovingly on quiet, exquisite details. Together, they celebrate the histories embedded in the landscape of the American South and the traditions they carry forward.

Between a Memory and Me is organized by the Center for Photography at Woodstock. The exhibition is co-presented by the California African American Museum and Art + Practice as part of CAAM at A+P, a five-year collaboration.