Kyle FordThis Friday, go to Alexander Hall to see the MFA thesis exhibitions of Katie Wright and Sarah Jones. The opening reception will be from 5-7 pm. It's a great double-feature, as both artists address concepts of loss and memento, but in very different ways.
Sarah has extensively documented the rural, Virginia home of her grandparents; a home so filled with the clutter of two lifetimes of collecting that some rooms can no longer be used for their intended purposes. Intended as a memento mori, Sarah's work is a poignant tribute to the remnants of lives lived.
Katie's work is poetic and fluid and an attempt at holding on to those she loves most in the world. She is interested in the concept of preservation, particularly as it relates to the medium of photography. The body of work as a whole is open ended, allowing space for the viewer to navigate and find moments of connection.
A closing reception of MFA candidate, Kyle Ford's, show, "Paradise Bought: Big Prints in a Little Room" will also be held this Friday from 7-11 pm at TruSpace on DeSoto Avenue (40th and Bull behind Starland). Some of Ford's large scale landscapes are printed at a dimension of 9ft!
