video by @teendreamscreens
Object Avoidance, a curatorial collaboration between Jesse Jackson IV and Katherine Stephens, celebrated the subjective quality of city and street photography.
Specifically, Object Avoidance featured photographs that did not insist on any particular aesthetic quality, photographs that avoided the conventional and focused on the seemingly unimportant; photographs that, upon reflection, revealed unexpected beauty in our everyday environments.
The show was on view from Friday, August 15th 2025 through Sunday, October 12th 2025.
Case Study:
Katherine and Jesse had just over a month to plan and execute a show in The Vault, a coworking space located just outside of the Cedars District in Dallas, Texas. A tight turnaround, but a challenge we were more than ready to tackle. Over the course of the month, they utilized their social audiences in conjunction with those of the artists' to generate just under 30K organic impressions across 3 collaborative posts. The Object Avoidance opening reception saw just under 300 attendees over the course of the 3 hour opening.
photographs by Nick Sanders (@nick.sanders.photography)
Contributing artists:
Isabelle Albert (@is_a_delulu)
Rebekah Ballesteros (@rebekah_ballesteros)
Ginger Berry (@gingerberry)
Harrison Boyland (@moonlitemerchant)
Will von Bolton (@willvonbolton)
Rambo Elliott (@rambo)
Camron Finney (@camronfinney)
Eddie Fortuna (@eddiefortuna)
Joshua Fortuna (@joshuafortuna)
Leona Fortuna (@leonajoliefortuna)
Jack Garland (@jackgarland)
Will Gerst (@willgerst)
Jesse Jackson IV (@jessejacksoniv)
James Kung (@j_kung)
Gui Marcondes (@gui.m.photo)
Ricardo Rosales (@r.0.t.0)
Jacob Tobias (@tobiasjacob_)
Joy Waters (@softxteeth)
Dontrius Williams (@willid420)
Tristan (@thankyou.nature_)
Ellen Yang (@ellenyangphotography)
Sponsors:
The Holly (@theholly_wine)
Manhattan Project Beer (@manhattanprojectbeer)
Topo Chico (@topochico)