Oct 29th - Nov 28th
French Cafe Culture:
Nostalgia and Anticipation
Photographers
Keith Auerbach and Amira Karaoud
About the show
Photographers Keith Auerbach and Amira Karaoud share images of French cafes and countryside that they enjoyed before the pandemic isolation and look forward
to experiencing again as travel becomes possible.
Show Dates - October 29 - November 28, 2021
Opening Reception - Friday November 5, 2021 5PM-8PM
Artist Talk - Saturday November 20, 2021 12PM-1PM
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Keith Auerbach
Isolated at home during the pandemic, I missed going to my favorite cafes in Louisville and was nostalgic for the quintessential cafe culture that I had photographed on various trips to France. The purpose of this show is to share the images that evoked my nostalgia for French cafes and my hopeful anticipation of future visits.
I selected photos that illustrate the very public yet private conversations of couples at closely adjoining tables as well as the quiet contemplation of individuals enjoying the café in solitude.
Sidewalk cafes are so much a part of Paris. I have fond memories of chalkboard menus, cappuccino and croissants, people-watching, and the comforting hum of conversation around me. I hope these images will transport you to those settings.
Amira Karaoud
When I moved to Louisville in 2014 I felt like a sea fish that moved to a river. Still alive but somehow missed the taste of the salty water of the Mediterranean. Living in Louisville taught me new ways of connecting. Surrounded by trees and amazing parks somehow comforted me and gave me refuge from the feeling of not belonging in my first months living in Louisville. My immigration to Louisville taught me to appreciate nature, to seek to be in nature feeling connected.
When I am on the road I search for that connection by driving along fields of grains, flowers or trees. On my last trip to France, funded by the Great Meadows Foundation to visit Festival d’Arles, I decided to drive around south of France. These are some of the scenes that I enjoyed watching and staring at for minutes, taken away by the large endless field of sunflowers standing tall kissing the Mediterranean sun, sometimes drifted by the sounds of the waves moving across the wheat fields, the sounds of the birds singing and back to the road when hearing cars passing-by these country roads between Arles and Bordeaux. The familiar feeling of home is similar to the one I feel driving on the back roads of Kentucky in a different color.
Friday, OCT. 29, - Sunday, NOVEMBER 28, 2021.GALLERY HOURS: FRIDAY & SATURDAY 12-6, SUNDAY 1-4
archival inkjet print
24”x20”
$295 (unframed)