Located in a gallery next to the central foyer, Gosette Lubondo: Imaginary Trip immediately greeted guests from the main entrance of the Fowler, encouraging them to follow the artist on her travels. The location's institutional framing facilitated close looking for each photograph, while maintaining a steady pace of narrative. The vibrant photographs stood directly across from the soft lighting of the foyer's courtyard, supplying ample natural light for viewers to view the works, accented by soft overhead lighting. The exhibit was separated into two series, Imaginary Trip I and Imaginary Trip II, creating a seamless chronological transition that moved viewers in a clockwise pattern among its four walls, tying them into a cohesive narrative. Imaginary Trip I moved viewers through an urbanized abandoned structure, followed by rural scenes of dilapidated buildings in Imaginary Trip II.
Lubondo set the series in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Wall text...