En Route: Views from Atlanta and Marseille 
On view: September 17- November 1, 2026

Artists Reception: October 17, 2:30-5:30pm
Location: 700 Peavine Creek Dr. Atlanta, GA 30322
Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

An exhibition of work by: Nydia Blas, Joshua Dudley Greer, Yohanne Lamoulère, and Geoffroy Mathieu.  Curated by Maria L. Kelly.

How can photography help us to see and understand a place that is unfamiliar?

This exhibition brings together new work by four artists who undertook residencies in cities far from home. Two artists from Marseille, France--Yohanne Lamoulère and Geoffroy Mathieu–traveled to Atlanta, while two Atlanta-based artists–Nydia Blas and Joshua Dudley Greer–spent time in Marseille. While abroad, each artist used photography as a tool for navigation, encounter, and reflection.

Atlanta and Marseille are both important southern capitals. Though environmentally and historically distinct–Marseille as a port city on the Mediterranean with origins dating back to ancient Greece circa 600 BCE, and Atlanta a landlocked city founded as a railroad terminus in 1837–both share a deep sense of place, history, and self-definition that have influenced their national culture.

In Atlanta, Lamoulère embedded herself within high school and college marching bands, making compelling portraits and photographing practices and performances that reveal the discipline, pride, and sense of community built by the students. Mathieu approached the car-dependent city as a pedestrian, documenting improvised paths and meeting people who navigate a landscape not prioritized for walking.

In Marseille without French fluency, Blas and Greer worked with introspective and observational approaches. Blas connected with teenagers working at Friche la Belle de Mai, an arts and cultural center, creating thoughtful, collaborative portraits, while also assembling altarpieces from found objects. Greer explored Marseille’s layered landscapes and terrains, capturing moments and places where past, present, and future converge as everyday life in the city unfolds.

The four artists offer their individual perspectives of both cities, revealing unexpected parallels and resonances that allow both locals and visitors to see facets of these places anew, and fostering a transatlantic dialogue that bridges the two cities.