I hope we go together by Carrie Thompson

XYandZ is pleased to present "I hope we go together", an exhibition of photographs by Carrie Thompson. "I hope we go together" marks the first time Thompson, a recipient of a McKnight fellowship, has shown the work as a complete series. Join us for the opening reception on Friday June 25th from 7-11p at XYandZ.

For the past 3 years Thompson has been working on a project about her grandparents and the deterioration of the railroad town they live in. As Thompson's grandparents are are getting old and weakening so is the town they have lived in for 80+ years. In the 1940's and 1950's, Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania was a fairly thriving community. Over the years, the loss of the railroad and the depletion of the mountains through mining have left the town in a struggling position. Thompson recalls, "As a child I would visit my grandparents and notice their lives were unlike the life I had in the city. These people and their way of life, a slower, poorer lifestyle, still fascinate me." Through her work in "I hope we go together" Thompson captures the ordinary in an extraordinary manner that is sure to fascinate audiences as well.

Carrie Thompson (b. 1980) is a photographer born in Saint Paul and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Thompson’s photographs have been featured in numerous exhibitions in California and throughout the Midwest. Her work is represented in private collections, including The Weinstein Gallery.