As part of its mission to provide independent learning and recreational opportunities for our community, the Library has committed to featuring changing exhibits that help supplement and highlight our existing services and collections, as well as excite the curiosity and imagination of our community members. These educational and artistic exhibits are offered at no cost to our community.

A Colorful Dream Exhibit

A Program of ExhibitsUSA, a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance and The National Endowment for the Arts

Exhibition possible courtesy of the Friends of the Carrollton Public Library.

When: Sunday, November 10 - Tuesday, January 7

Where: Josey Ranch Lake Library

Cost: Free

Exhibit Rules

1. No food or drink is allowed around artworks at any time.
2. Photographs of the work contained in the Exhibition are prohibited.
3. No touching of any part of the Exhibition including the artworks.

About the Exhibit

A Colorful Dream is a family-friendly, interactive exhibition by contemporary fine art photographer Adrien Broom. The exhibition features a suite of photographs, some of them large in scale, detailing a young girl’s journey as she discovers a series of monochromatic fantasy worlds exploring the rich hues and associations that we have with every color in the spectrum.

Over three years in her studio, Broom constructed eight individual sets composed of objects evoking the essence of each respective color. She then photographed a young girl exploring and traveling through each world, passing through small portals that lead her on a journey through a red world, then orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and lastly a rainbow encompassing all the colors. Encountering creatures, characters, and vivid landscapes, Broom’s protagonist finds worlds lush, joyful, and even sometimes startling.

In looking at the images, it would be easy to mistake the effects as a digital manipulation of the original photograph. In fact, Broom creates each of these worlds by hand, much like a stage production. These images are not put together using photo-editing software, but are the result of hours of crafting tableaux, so what the viewer sees is in fact what was in front of the camera’s lens during the shoot.

About the Artist

Adrien Broom is a contemporary fine art and commercial photographer living in Brooklyn, New York. Broom’s fine art photography often alludes to themes of childhood fantasy, using young women as protagonists. Her commercial work includes music, fashion, and portrait photography. Trained as a computer animator, she has studied fine art in Florence, Italy, and art history in London, England.

Adrien Broom Website

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