Here are a few pics from my latest show,
the missing time.
the missing time is a frozen moment situated in between weightlessness and gravity. It is the calm of a familiar longing, which both aches and comforts. The metaphorical implications of weightlessness and gravity are dense. Weightlessness implies release and freedom but is also abandonment and a lack of roots. Gravity is related to severity and feeling bound, but also being grounded and stable. Both hold positive and negative connotations that speak of emotional desires and burdens. As these two sensations cross there is a fragile stasis, a moment of infinite potential regarding the future and past. This narrative is undefined yet, like a fragment of a memory, is repeating, haunting and familiar. This piece rests on the edge of deep feeling intertwining with the temptation to completely let go.
I have to send out thanks to Katie for helping to come up with the title for the show, during a late night talk we were discussing this time of year; it has that bittersweet quality of being the time that I most look forward to and also the time that I feel the most nostalgic, the missing time.
I have to send out thanks to Katie for helping to come up with the title for the show, during a late night talk we were discussing this time of year; it has that bittersweet quality of being the time that I most look forward to and also the time that I feel the most nostalgic, the missing time. This time of year also happens to be right in the middle of Prenumbra, the season of shadows. We're now on the later edge of Prenumbra, heading towards Ombre and I have been noticing the darkness creeping in but the days have been so full of sun it's a happy balance.
In terms of restoration of balance, the culmination fo my show has been a thankful end (temporarily) of long hours and poor nutrition. I began the week by cooking dinner! at home! with Ken! I apologize the excess of exclaimation but this really deserved it. I also make a big crock pot meal that I've been able to eat for lunches all week and it has been so nice to eat my own cooking and not just whatever I could grab on the fly. As the weather continues to cool, I'm looking forward to squash and root vegetables and big pots of chili.
Hopefully as the pace of school, work and home shift back into proper balance, my frequency of blogging will become more regular and focused. Thanks to everyone that helped me to put this show together while maintaining a bit of sanity and grace.
