Reader's Art 12: Longing for Home Elizabeth Schendel- I
have always enjoyed looking through my family’s collection of photographs and
listening to the stories that have been passed down and told over and over
again, and I recently realized that my family’s stories are significant to me
not just for what I can learn about the past, but also for the new perspective
that I can take on the present. My grandparents’ stories provide insight into
their character, into my parents’ lives, and even into myself, as I see their
influence on the family and also learn about what influenced them. Even the family stories that I am not
personally aware of have influenced how I view myself and understand the
world. Because of this recognition
of both the textual and visual narrative influence, my work makes use of found
texts and photographs, as well as original imagery, to create pieces that,
while of a personal nature for myself, create a space for viewers to create and
consider their own narratives.
Reader's Art 12: Longing for Home
March 16- April 26, 2012
Jeff Rathermel's show, project gutenberg project, opens September 23. It successfully combines a certain nostalgia for old books, the irony of their destruction in service of salvation, and a new appreciation for the beauty of their materiality, even in their broken status.
