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In celebration of Black History Month, the compelling photographie exhibit, Critical Places: Sites of American Photography exhibit opens at Melrose Slave Rebellion, opens Friday. Jan. 26, at Melrose, one unit of Natchez National Historical Park. Featuring the work of acclaimed photographer, Mikael Levin, the exhibit focuses on how revolts of the enslaved in the United States are remem-bered, or not remembered, in the landscape. In photographing these plac-es, Levin is marking them as Photography exhibit opens at Melrose FROM PAGE 1 For his Natchez show Levin is presenting his photographs from the critical places in topography of historical conscious- Cherry Grove Plantation and its surroundings, the area associated with the ness, bringing forward how violent repression of the Second Creek conspiracy of the enslaved in the fall of he sees these rebellions still echoing in social pat- 1861. Levin started this project in 2019 and has to date photographed 14 sites. terns and economic struc- Here he is also presenting his photographs from Astoria Queens (The Newtown tures. Kathleen Bond, Superintendent of Natchez Revolt of 1708) and Lewis County, Missouri (The Lin Uprising of 1849) to show National Historical Park, the varied nature and widespread geographic range of the rebellions. described the exhibit as "a thoughtful and evecatye use of photography to re- refurbished Melrose south mind us how so much sig- slave cabin from Jan. 26 nificant history lies just through April 1. The Mel- beneath the surface of the rose estate is open daily everyday world around us. from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. The exhibit helps call atten- The facility is wheelchair tion to previously untold or accessible, and there is no little understood stories." charge to visit the exhibit. For his Natchez show Visitors will be able to Levin is presenting his meet Levin in the gallery photographs from the on the afternoon of the Cherty Grove Plantation opening from 2 until 5 p.m. and its surroundings, the The previous evening, on area associated with the Thursday, Jan. 25, Levin Violent repression of the will present an illustrated Second Creek conspiracy talk about his life, career. of the enslaved in the fall and this exhibit at 6:30 p.m., of 1861. Levin started this at the Historic Natchez project in 2019 and has to Foundation, 108 S. Com- date photographed 14 sites. Here he is also presenting On Saturday, Jan. 27, the his photographs from Asto- Alluvial Collective will host ria Queens (The Newtown the first of two dialogue Revolt of 1708) and Lewis circles at the Natchez As: County. Missourt (The Lin sociation for the Preserva-Uprising of 1849) to show tion of African American the varied nature and wide- Culture (NAPAC) from 2 to spread geographic range of 3:30 p.m. A second dialogue the rebellions. circle will follow on April Co-sponsored by Nat- 2. These facilitated diseus- chez National Historical sions of the exhibit and its Park and the Alluvial Col- themes can accommodate lective, with funding from approximately 25 persons the Mississippi Humanities at each sitting. The Allu-Council, the exhibit will be vial Collective's engaging displayed in the recently participatory approach us. es deep listening, storyter ing, and community buila ing, creating a space for a wide range of perspectives. without personal shaming or blaming. About the artist: Mikael Levin has exhibited wideLy in the US and in Europe, including solo exhibitions at the Jewish Museum, Par-1s, 2010, the Berardo Muse-um, Lisbon, 2009, the Bib-liotheque Nationale, Paris, 2003, the International Center of Photography, New York, 1997, and Fundacion Mendoza, Caracas, His work was included in the Venice Biennale in 2003. Levin's work is found in major collections such as those of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, the Metropolitan Museum, New York, the Jüdisches Museum, Berlin, the Ponds National d'Art Contempo-rain, Paris, and Moderna Museet, Stockholm. For more information. contact park historian Jet! Mansell (jeff mansell® nps.gov) or call the Mel-rose visitor center (601- 446-5790).