Sarah Wang / The Everlasting Warmth of Maternal Nurture
TRACES
Online Exhibition
Curated by Angelica Aranda
Featuring:
Ayah Krisht, Juliana Woods, Victoria Reshetnikov, Anne Osherson, Brett Davis, Feixue Mei, A. B. Lim, Laura June Kirsch, Colin Pezzano, Wes Larsen, Sarah Wang, Marketa Senkyrik, Francisco J Ramirez Barrera, Irene Lyla Lee, Nicole Rodrigues, Emiland Kray, Emiland Kray, Barbara Ringer, ev Leto, Sanika Phawde, Kristina Bivona, John Minkoff, Fidelia Schlegl
About the Show
The term “trace” can be applied to both positive and negative connections to past events. A trace of someone long gone or a trace of a better time in one’s life. Regardless of its contextual connotation it always declares the presence of some sort of lasting impression. It also suggests the ability to track the source of a connection. Traces encapsulates these various impressions resulting from a variety of life events inflicted upon our artists. The trace of a lost loved one, a traumatic childhood, or the trace of leaving (or losing) a home are just a few examples this body of work addresses. The works also represent the tangibility of this idea in their format as books and publications. Physical objects that serve as markers in the progression of life events through their materiality. What traces do we carry and what traces are we actively creating for others in the present time? I invite the viewer to absorb each artwork with the understanding of the human inability to forget. This collection displays a wide variety of experiences, some positive, some negative, and some bittersweet, but all undeniably present.
