Project Space Residency

Brandon Holland (LA)

March 11 – April 8, 2027

Artist Statement

My practice is rooted in the Black American experience, with a focus on themes of belonging, cultural inheritance, displacement, and the spiritual life of communities in the South. I grew up in New Orleans and was displaced to Houston after Hurricane Katrina. That rupture shaped how I think about home, not as a static thing but an evolving, never-ending process. I shoot color negative film on large and medium format cameras and work primarily on foot, guided by intuition. I may seek out a location for its historical significance, but once I’m there I let the heart lead. Photography is a loaded practice, ripe for exploitation and extraction. I feel compelled to offer an alternative, to tend to the archive with intention and to honor rather than capture. I make the work to heal myself. I hope that it can do the same for others.

Bio

Brandon Holland is a New Orleans-born artist whose work is rooted in Black family and the landscapes that carry its memory. Working in color negative film, Brandon photographs matriarchs and spaces of cultural and spiritual weight. His latest project, “I Owe You A Call,” traces lineage through portraits and conversations with his Aunt Fannie. His work has been commissioned by The New York Times, Mellon Foundation,The Atlantic, The Southern Poverty Law Center, and is currently on view in Louisiana Contemporary at The Ogden Museum of Southern Art.

Project Space Residencies are supported by The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, The Joy of Giving Something Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and Monroe County, NY. Photography-based artists participating in the program receive support from the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation.