Lauren Pond, an award-winning documentary photographer, will stage an exhibit throughout October and give a presentation about her 2017 book "Test of Faith: Signs, Serpents, Salvation," which chronicles the life, death and legacy of Pastor Mack Wolford, a Pentecostal serpent handler from West Virginia. The book, which is concentrated in Appalachia, provides a deeply nuanced, personal look at the often sensationalized and misunderstood signs following faith. Pond's work also serves as a meditation on photography, its ethics and its capacity to generate empathy.
An exhibit of photos from Pond's book will be on exhibit on the ground floor of the Downtown Campus Library during the month of October, and she will give a presentation about her work Oct. 22 at 4 p.m. in room 104 of the Downtown Campus Library, adjacent to the exhibit.
The exhibit and presentation are made possible through the Mary L. Thomas Endowment in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, the Reed College of Media and the Office of Multicultural Programs.
For more information visit the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences website.