GISH Collective

Thrilled for our work to be included in Oxford American's Eyes On The South series! Phyllis + Jardine

Smoke and Magnolia Writing and art from or about the South. Published Quarterly.

Happy Spring! Gravity Is Stronger Here––the book by Phyllis B. Dooney + Jardine Libaire––is now available on our site (gravityisstrongerhere.com). Signup for news there too... exhibitions, book signings, and the release of the short films. Cheers! Kehrer Verlag
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Phyllis Dooney - Gravity Is Stronger Here https://www.kehrerverlag.com/en/phyllis-dooney-gravity-is-stronger-here-978-3-86828-732-5 Gravity Is Stronger Here is a creative nonfiction montage made from…

THE BOOK IS A'COMING!!!

Looking forward to sharing it with all y'all.
Stay tuned; we'll be posting more!
Phyllis B. Dooney & Jardine Raven Libaire

A five-year portrait of life and love in the Mississippi Delta Photographer Phyllis B. Dooney embedded herself in Southern living to capture all the beautiful contradictions of an archetypal American family.

Today, Valentine's Day, seems to be turning out to be a day to honor people that have passed (like Billy Smiley Sr.). So I decided to post this interview GISH Collective's Jakob Layman and Phyllis Dooney shot 5 years ago of Gus Johnson in Greenville, MS who passed away at age 80 earlier this year. Gus ends this interview beautifully when he says, "A pessimist is not going to find anything." Greenville, Mississippi Greenville Arts Council Jakob N. Layman

GUS JOHNSON This is an informal video of Gus Johnson, owner of Jim's Cafe in Greenville, MS, who passed away at age 80 earlier this year. We––GISH Collective's…