/ 2008 / Portraiture / Family

The Art of Arranging Things

The Art of Arranging Things explores familial obligation and our conflicted relationship with home. The photographs in this series weave together my own memories with those of my friends and family, combining a sense of personal history with a broader visual concept of the American South.

Kathleen Robbins is an assistant professor and head of photography at the University of South Carolina. She holds a BA from Millsaps College and an MFA from the University of New Mexico?s graduate photography program. Robbins? work has been widely exhibited, including the 2006 Ping Yao International Photography Festival in Ping Yao, China, the 2006 International Juried Exhibition at the San Diego Art Institute?s Museum of the Living Artist. Her work is part of numerous collections including the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans.