Photos by: Aryan Javan
May 30th, 2015, was a hot Saturday afternoon in a local East Atlanta neighborhood. This is where photographer, Cam Kirk, opened the doors of an abandoned church to display the first ever "Trap God Art Exhibit." The event was dedicated to the presently-incarcerated rapper, Gucci Mane. Cam Kirk renovated an abandoned church in Gucci's stomping grounds of Zone 6, East Atlanta. The line stretched out the door as fans of all types waited to see an array of Gucci Mane photos, exclusively taken by Cam Kirk.
The church was an homage to the Trap God and his music. The event boasted fake cocaine, bricks, shooters, purple drank and much of everything that Gucci raps about in his music. Cam Kirk created an environment that essentially felt like going into a trap house. Members of Gucci's team had applied fake tattoos of ice cream cones on their face to commemorate him. (Young Thug actually did tattoo an ice cream cone on his face later that night via hotnewhiphop.com) Track after track of Gucci Mane and his 1017 affiliates bumped the church to add to the ambiance.
The event lasted from 2 PM to 8 PM, and was free to the hundreds of fans whom made the journey to East Atlanta. The event was very well organized and it was interesting to see the legendary photos taken by Cam Kirk. Various pictures of Gucci lined the walls of the church/trap house. Each piece of work was named after a Gucci Mane song. Overall, it was a very creative and unique way to relay art to Gucci's fans.
Trinidad James, Metro Boomin, Young Thug and Sonny Digital, were a couple of notable mentions that stopped by to view the exhibit.
Radric Davis (aka Gucci Mane) is currently set to be released from prison sometime in late 2015 or in 2016. It was a shame the Trap God himself could not be there to witness the exhibit dedicated to him.
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| Photo of Cam Kirk (artist/photographer) and myself |
