Carr's MFA thesis work, entitled the "Purple Heart" series, caused controversy when it was displayed in an off-campus gallery space located in the
Hurt Building in downtown Atlanta. Carr's photographs, which showed female bodies overlaid with medieval armor, were forcibly removed by building management over tenants' complaints about its perceived sadomasochistic content. Local artists organized a protest in response, nonetheless Carr's thesis show was only on view for a total of two hours. Carr's "Purple Heart" series was subsequently shown at the Gallery of the Arts Exchange in Atlanta. In 2005, Carr began to photograph mothers with their children, a project that eventually expanded into an exploration of the psychological tensions of the mother/child relationship within the home. Carr collaborated with Atlanta artist
Bill Orisich in 2012 on the video, "There's No Place Like..." The surreal project focuses on interactions between a woman and two young girls. In 2016, Carr again collaborated with Orisich to create "When I Whistle...," a film installation about home set in the
Swan House. The Swan House is the former residence of the Edward H. Inman family and is now a museum associated with the
Atlanta History Center. Carr's photographs have been included in the
Atlanta Contemporary Art Center 2005 Biennial, the
Huntsville Museum of Art 2005 Triennial, and in 2009 at the
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Her work is part of the permanent collection of The
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia. ==References==