BFA senior Jarrod Holloway's thesis exhibition is on view at the Slocumb Galleries from November 15 - 23, 2021.
His photographic series, Chemical Cohabitation, focuses on the town of Kingsport, Tennessee, where he grew up. The images expire the socio-economic impact of the multimillion-dollar chemical company, Eastman, which is central to the town - a chemical plant so large that it is virtually its own city. This chemical company has a significant impact on the people who live in the area: through these photos, her shows the difference between social class in the Tri-Cities and how Eastman defines the lives of those who live near or work in the chemical plant. The photographs examine the many different kinds of houses and how different communities coexist in such a small area. The images of houses and the factory show a division of class created by the hierarchy of Eastman's employees and their various jobs. Eastman has an impact on most people who lives in Kingsport - even if they do not work there, they might know someone who does, or even just drive by it every day. It also brings people from out of the area who travel for work; there is no way to come into Kingsport and avoid some type of interaction with Eastman.
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