“Time corrodes our bodies, our skin acquires its own oxide coating, but the soul may be kept pure within.” -Hugh Aldersey-Williams, Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc
Our bodies accumulate the marks of time, wrinkles, aches, changes we cannot avoid. But within, something remains untouched. The soul does not age in the same way. It can stay clear, luminous, and resilient if tended with care. Nurturing that timeless core with kindness keeps it pure and open. Ultimately, while time shapes us, it does not define us.
Adam Cable joined us to discuss Domestic Tectonics, his recent show at Amos Eno Gallery. To create the work, a type of collage Cable makes digitally. He previously made collage by hand, but felt viewers weren’t seeing enough depth. He has since made peace with making the work digitally, which offers more freedom to create in far less time and achieve an outcome that is more dynamic. To learn more about the work and the show, which looks at home as a conduit for information, listen to the complete interview.
Joyce Weidenaar sat down to talk about her recent exhibition at Pleiades Gallery titled Flying Colors. The works are single edition monoprints on paper using an acrylic plate and soy-based ink. To create her vibrant pieces, she blocks out parts of the plate with objects of all kinds to achieve a layer with no images where the material lies. She then runs this plate through again without the objects in place to create a layered effect in which the new ink is almost ghostly. The same material can be used over and over, with always unpredictable results. To learn more about her beautiful work, listen to the complete interview.
A Few Words to Keep in Your Pocket.
Remember that while time etches its story on the body, the soul holds the power to stay radiant and unbroken.
Outings.
Join me at Hesse Flatow for Emily Harter’s Eager for the Wound
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Opportunities.
Visual AIDS’ Research Fellowship supports four writers with stipends and editorial guidance to research and publish work on artists lost to AIDS, including a dedicated fellowship on painter Garland Eliason-French. Details at the website. Deadline is October 5.