{"id":1030,"date":"2025-04-02T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/?p=1030"},"modified":"2025-04-02T00:56:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T04:56:45","slug":"past-present-exhibit-a-photo-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2025\/04\/02\/past-present-exhibit-a-photo-essay\/","title":{"rendered":"Past\/Present Exhibit: A Photo Essay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Kaleb Guzman, Assistant Photo Editor<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The Past and Present exhibition celebrates Pellissippi State Community College\u2019s 50-year anniversary showing off all kinds of art. Here are some highlights of the many beautiful pieces that were displayed during the week-long event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Collection of Works by Michael Rose<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A blacksmith whose work has been featured at Dollywood and previous Professor of Fine Arts at Pellissippi State Community College from 2007-2015, Rose describes his work as &#8220;a combination of traditional blacksmithing and sculptural expression&#8230; The result [of my pieces] is defined as much by what the viewer brings to the experience as the presentation itself.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Past-Present1-1200x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Past-Present1-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Past-Present1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Past-Present1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Past-Present1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Past-Present1.jpg 1279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Past-Present2-1200x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Past-Present2-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Past-Present2-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Past-Present2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Past-Present2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Past-Present2.jpg 1222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1074\" height=\"1074\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Past-Present3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Past-Present3.jpg 1074w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Past-Present3-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Past-Present3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Past-Present3-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1074px) 100vw, 1074px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Byrd House Burning&#8221; by Anna Halliwell Gianferante<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This piece by Anna Halliwell Gianferante is a unique digital print, displaying a burning house that is printed interestingly onto the canvas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PastPresent4-1200x795.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PastPresent4-1200x795.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PastPresent4-500x331.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PastPresent4-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PastPresent4-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PastPresent4.jpg 1879w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kaleb Guzman, Assistant Photo Editor The Past and Present exhibition celebrates Pellissippi State Community College\u2019s 50-year anniversary showing off all kinds of art. 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