Exhibition
Ivan Remembered was an exhibition that commemorated the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Ivan. The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) curator Natalie Urquhart worked with photographers Courtney Platt and David Wolfe, whose stunning photos of the aftermath of the storm featured in NGCI exhibition Emergence (2004). The exhibition consisted of 45 fine art photographs, interspersed with quotes from the public about personal experiences — both challenging and uplifting — of Hurricane Ivan. A short film created by NGCI and Monster Media as part of Emergence featuring well-known local artists was also displayed. The development and mounting of the exhibition also formed part of the NGCI Summer Internship programme, which enabled student artists and curators to gain hands-on experience of art exhibition development by working alongside an NGCI curator. An opening reception was held on Saturday, 6 September 2014 from 6:00 PM–8:00 PM.
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About the Artist
Courtney Platt
b. 1957
A self-taught photographer, Courtney Platt moved to the Cayman Islands in 1983. He is primarily a documentary photographer, and his work has been featured in numerous publications, including National Geographic. Platt has been involved in several fine art projects, the most celebrated being his Now and Then series, developed in collaboration with NGCI curator Natalie Urquhart. His work was featured in Art of the Cayman Islands, the Islands’ first formal art history (Scala Fine Art Publishers Ltd.: Fall 2016). NGCI exhibitions include Coral Encounters: Photographs from our Underwater World (2018), Now & Then (2012 and 2015), and Now & Then in Little Cayman, held at the Little Cayman Museum in 2019.
