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Opened in 2015, Filter Space is a location for exhibitions, workshops, artist talks, and other diverse programming centered around contemporary photography. In line with Filter Photo's mission to serve and support the photographic communities of Chicago, Filter Space serves as an open center for the photography community with regular social and educational programming.
Harlan Bozeman is a photo-based artist and educator who has lived throughout the American South for most of his life. His research-driven practice focuses on the erasure of Black legacies and how this exploration influences one’s personhood. Working on long-term, socially engaging projects, he positions himself as a collaborator and facilitator while producing photographs that aim to combat established anti-Black narratives with fact and speculation.
In conjunction with the 2024 Filter Photo Festival, Filter Photo is pleased to present, Out the E, a solo exhibition of work by Harlan Bozeman.
Out the E is a photographic project about the rural Arkansas Delta town of Elaine. In 1919, as cotton prices skyrocketed, Black sharecroppers—trapped in a vortex of debt and underpayment—began to organize for better conditions and fair payment. On September 30, a meeting of these farmers was disrupted by several white men, one of whom was killed. Hours later, spurred on by a “Black insurrection,” a white mob—including federal troops—descended on the area. Two days later, more than 500 Black people were killed in what is considered to be the deadliest racial conflict in the U.S.
In conjunction with the 2024 Filter Photo Festival, Filter Photo is pleased to present, On the Shelf, a photo book exhibition, juried by Clint Woodside—photographer, curator and founder of Deadbeat Club.
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