The Rolling Exhibition is a collection of works by Montana State University student and photographer Kevin Michael Connolly. Connolly was born without legs and uses a skateboard to get around. His pictures were taken at skateboard level, and show people as they look from his perspective.
"Everyone tries to create a story in their heads to explain the things that baffle them. For the same reason we want to know how a magic trick works, or how mystery novel ends, we want to know how someone different, strange, or disfigured came to be as they are. Everyone does it. It's natural. It's curiosity. But before any of us can ponder or speculate - we react. We stare. Whether it is a glance or a neck twisting ogle, we look at that which does not seem to fit in our day to day lives. It is that one instant of unabashed curiosity - more reflex than conscious action - that makes us who we are and has been one of my goals to capture over the past year. In each photograph the subjects share a commonality, but what does their context say? Looking at each face, I saw humanity. Rolling through their streets, I found the unique cultures and customs that created an individual." — Kevin Connolly, The Rolling Exhibition Artist Statement (excerpt)