Walking
in Women's Shoes
by
Dr.
Wilson Triviño
How many of us sit in
Atlanta
traffic and day dream?
I often sit back and look around me
and see what kind of person is driving the
cool red BMW convertible or sporty Corvette.
My mind eyes then wonders to the SUV
soccer mom who has a car load of restless
adolescents while calmly navigating the
automotive filled river flowing on the
asphalt bank.
How are those people’s lives
different than mine?
Take it a step forward and imagine
our cars removed and our very essence
exposed. No longer do we have this ton of
steal and plastic to safeguard us from point
A to B.
All we are left to fend for ourselves
are our God given two feet and the
generosity of friends and public
transportation.
This is the journey famed
photographer Hadley Breckenridge takes us
visually along in her travels in the
concrete jungle of
Atlanta.
Hadley’s
epilepsy prevents her from driving a car.
She has to resort to other means to
navigate her journey.
A web of friends, public
transportation, and her own two feet enable
her to reach her destination.
In her series “PACE”, Hadley
chronicles her daily travels in series 4”x6”
Polaroid like images documenting one month
of life in the big city without a car. She
begins each day blankly staring into the
photographic frame with a simple bag.
She ends the day with tired blister
filled feet adored by fashionable shoes and
bags filled with treasures from her quest.
The series wraps around the Very
Special Art (VSA) Gallery located in the
ground floor of the
Healey
Building
in downtown
Atlanta, as a trail
of photographs in a 30 day sequence of
activity.
The daily summations are on miles and
steps taken and whether she suffered from an
epileptic attack.
Asked as to what is her favorite day,
Hadley replies, “the day’s that I create my
art and capture the beauty of the color
filled world in the harshness of industrial
landscapes.”
This is a must see for those
imagining walking in one women’s shoes for a
month’s journey in the city.
As
Hadley, reiterates, “I just have to remember
that by taking life one step at a time, I
will reach my goals and gain independence,
as well as keep my sanity.”
Sage advice from Hadley, a phenomenal
woman, whose creative mind floats along in a
gray world of concrete and steel on her two
feet.
The show runs through June 20, 2008
and for more information contact the gallery
at VSA Arts of Georgia (
http://vsaartsga.org ) or
www.hadleybreck.com.
Political Scientist Dr. Wilson
Triviño resides in Marietta,
Georgia and is a
speaker and writer for ABC Vision. A consulting
firm that focuses on leadership, change, and innovation. He may be
reached at abcvision@gmail.com
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