Vesna Pavlović's "No Ordinary Sunsets" and Works by Stephanie Dowda DeMer, Neill Prewitt Open at Whitespace Gallery

The exhibition explores questions of memory, politics of place, and the relationship between humans and nature through photography, sculpture, and installation.

Mar. 14, 2026 at 10:00pm

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Whitespace Gallery is hosting the opening reception for Vesna Pavlović's solo exhibition "No Ordinary Sunsets" as well as works by Stephanie Dowda DeMer and Neill Prewitt. Pavlović's exhibition features three new bodies of work exploring photographic representation of political and cultural histories of the Cold War era, while Dowda DeMer's installations examine the connections between humans and nature using cameraless photographic techniques. Prewitt's "Lullaby" performances investigate his life as an artist and new parent through sculpture, video, and installation.

Why it matters

The exhibition brings together diverse artistic practices that grapple with complex themes of memory, place, and the human relationship to the natural world. By showcasing these interdisciplinary works, the show offers audiences a multifaceted exploration of pressing social and environmental issues.

The details

Pavlović's "No Ordinary Sunsets" features three new series of photographs: "Non-Aligned Visualities" focuses on the architectural legacy of Yugoslavia, "Sometimes I can hear the ocean in my ears" captures scenes at a former Cuban sugar plantation, and "Searching for a perfect sunset" is an experimental work produced in Joshua Tree, California. Dowda DeMer's installations "Tell Us of the World" and "Tell the World of Us" use cameraless photographic techniques to visualize plant fluorescence and explore the interdependent relationship between humans and nature. Prewitt's "Lullaby" performances draw from songs and phrases he wrote as a new parent, realized through sculpture, video, and installation.

  • The opening reception for the exhibition is on Saturday, March 14, 2026.
  • Dowda DeMer's "Tell Us of the World" installation opens at the Emory Visual Arts Gallery on March 19, 2026.

The players

Vesna Pavlović

A Serbian-American artist whose work explores questions of memory and the politics of place through photography.

Stephanie Dowda DeMer

An artist whose interdisciplinary practice uses cameraless photographic techniques to investigate the relationship between humans and nature.

Neill Prewitt

An artist whose "Lullaby" performances explore his experiences as a new parent through sculpture, video, and installation.

Whitespace Gallery

The Atlanta-based art gallery hosting the exhibition.

Emory University

The university hosting Dowda DeMer's "Tell Us of the World" installation in their Visual Arts Gallery.

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What they’re saying

“The exhibition brings together three new bodies of work which continue the artist's exploration of questions of memory and the politics of place, with a focus on photographic representation of political and cultural histories of Cold War era.”

— Vesna Pavlović

“Central to this project is the interdisciplinary connection with photo-scientific inquiry; the emergence of photography relied equally on communication within scientific communities and on experimentation in the metaphysical, to explore the permanence of the world and the language of the lens.”

— Stephanie Dowda DeMer

The takeaway

This multidisciplinary exhibition showcases diverse artistic practices that grapple with pressing social and environmental issues, offering audiences a nuanced exploration of memory, place, and the human relationship to the natural world.