2026 SPE Annual Conference: Catalyst for Exchange
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Gina Dabrowski
Saturday, March 21 - 9:00AM to 10:00AM
Valdosta
There are no men allowed at the women's music festivals where I have photographed over a period of twelve years, where I documented my subjects surrounded by the collections of things that create their personal spaces within a shared environment. The photographs give the viewer an opportunity to experience an environment that is devoid of male presence, authority and gaze.
In my new project, I turn my lens on Intentional Communities, land trusts that have been developed by and for women exclusively, and focus on loving interaction and shared goals of community, safety, ecological awareness, and sustainability. Using a medium format film camera and strobe lights, I document the ways women reflect their individuality in the homes they build and create community with their chosen families in this relatively unknown corner of feminist culture.
At Alapine, an intentional community that I photographed, lesbian separatists living atop a mountain ridge in Alabama opened their doors for me to make portraits of them in their homes.
In my presentation, I plan to talk about additional intentional communities I will be photographing: Ozark Land Holding Association (Olha) located in Arkansas; Outland in New Mexico; Carefree Resort in Florida; and We' Moon Land in Oregon.
As an artist, I use photography to explore issues around gender, class, and community. My artwork is informed by my experiences growing up working class, in a family of strong, hardworking matriarchs.
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