ATLA Jan/Feb 2010 : Page 65
C culture It’s Personal shutterbugs stephanie dowda and John paul Floyd focus on “the fam” T ough they’ve worked behind Atlanta’s scenes for some time now, artist couple Stephanie Dowda, 27, and John Paul Floyd, 30, are fi nally about to bust out of their conjoined cocoons.T ese partners in creativity have their hands full this winter. T e dynamic duo teams up for a show at the alternative N. Highland gallery Young Blood for Time Line (Jan. 2-31).T e collaborative project employs vintage family photos and contemporary self-portraits shot by Dowda and Floyd to examine how past, present and future are constructed through the visual image. “We’re interested in what memories are,” says Dowda. “And how we gain knowledge about the past by examining old photos.” Also on the agenda this January, the debut of Dowda’s pet project, the nonprofit Photographer’s Print Studio at Serenbe. Long frustrated by the expense and creative isolation of being a photographer, Dowda teamed up with some like-minded souls to establish this creative studio and meeting place. It’s the only studio in Georgia where photographers can print their own work at affordable prices. Photographers Stephanie Dowda and John Paul Floyd and their collaborative work Four Sisters (above). “2010 is going to be exciting. artists, writers and curators are moving to atlanta and working with established creatives to make the scene stronger than it has ever been.” Artist scott ingrAm The Anniversary Party In the past 10 years the Atlanta Jewish FilmFestival (Jan. 13-24) has grown into Atlanta’s largest fest and the second biggest Jewish fi lm festival in the U.S. T is year’s AJFF kicks off with a gala ASO concert Jan. 4 at Symphony Hall.T ere are over 40 fi lms to choose from this year, but we recommend French master André Téchiné’s latest, Te Girl on the Train, starring Catherine Deneuve. ajff.org. Sonic Boomers Futuristic funkster JanelleMonáe is on a roll. She snagged a 2009 Grammy nomination, opened for Gwen Stefani over the summer, and this January releases Suites 2 and 3 of her acclaimed album Metropolis on Diddy’s Bad Boy label. Also upping their profi le in the new year: local indie pop sensations the Constellations, who just inked a four-record dealwithVirgin, including a re-release of their debut album SouthernGothic chronicling ATL’s underbelly. Jan/Feb 2010 | MiCrOPHOnE FiEnDS Left: the ever-dapper Janelle Monáe plays it cool. Above: the Constellations singer/ songwriter Elijah Jones belting one out. | 65 stephanie dowda and John pauL FLoyd photo courtesy oF christy Bush; JaneLLe monae photo courtesy oF ninh chau; consteLLations photo courtesy oF horse with no name; aJFF FiLm stiLLs courtesy oF atLanta Jewish FiLm FestivaL
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