This is the first Internet exhibition of the work of Atlanta photographer Marilyn Suriani; "Ellavon" hopes to expand it soon.

Suriani's most publicized work was perhaps her book Dancing Naked in the Material World (Prometheus) — a moving and gorgeous photo-documentary of strippers Suriani became friends with during the 1980s and early '90s. An especially compelling aspect of Dancing Naked was the inclusion of numerous poems, sermons, and rants from the dancers themselves. "I know at least one of the dancers — Cheryl — is working on her own book now," says Suriani. "I bet it will be *real* good." (Suriani was raised in Pennsylvania, but she *sounds* completely Atlanta.)

This exhibition can be regarded as a look back at a style of photography Suriani has temporarily left behind. As she told one interviewer last year, "I question these days the value of the photograph, because we are inundated with images and I'm not sure people can absorb what they see anymore." So, when Suriani isn't earning a living doing freelance photography to help support her two daughters, she's returned to her first artistic bent — painting — in tandem with reworking her own old photographs, often on a very large scale. You can see some of her recent collages at their permanent installation at The Atlanta National Airport. The editors at "Ellavon" are trying to get her to do a show up in the great northwest, but for now this is the best we can do.