Sister Cities: Charleston & Savannah are two of the most mythical and charming urban societies in all the South, interchangeable in culinary, tradition, and architecture. I would characterize their natural rural areas to be as dramatic and photogenic: serpentine waterways infinitely changing with the tide and moon, historic fragments, overgrown cemeteries with Confederate and sacred heart markings… Perhaps some of the most incredible and defining things of this region seem to be its trees that appear more like architectural elements and overseers of the land--their greatest wonders often discovered by looking up, as depicted in Sexton’s image of Wormsloe Plantation. As a gallerist, I am often befuddled at the number of photographers who attempt to capture this region, but whose images translate as casual, sentimental, and sappy. What separates photographers like Richard Sexton from the masses-and certainly the amateurs-is his inherent sense of place, his patience and discernment of light, and his restless search for unique and infinite wonders. However, a Sexton photograh's texture, composition, aesthetic are most fully realized in real life.
VISIT REBEKAH JACOB GALLERY AT 169 KING STREET TO VIEW SEXTON’S NEWSEST BODY OF WORK: CHARLESTON TO SAVANNAH
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