Join us in the Gallery for a Panel discussion with Exhibiting Artists from An Invisible Current: Engaging with History, led by curator’s Epiphany Knedler & Tim Rickett.
Featuring: Epiphany Couch, Tim Rickett, & Epiphany Knedler
“Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos,”
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
AN INVISIBLE CURRENT: ENGAGING WITH HISTORY explores visual and material approaches to the past. History is repeated, and legends are exaggerated. Narratives of hardship are often romanticized, creating a feeling of nostalgia or triumph. These repeated stories frequently conceal contentious casualties, shaping our contemporary perspectives. Stories convey the culture, history, and values of people and place. Artists observe and create connections out of the chaos of reality.
The artists in this exhibition use stories, archives, and mythologies of history to inform their creative practices. By borrowing, copying, manipulating, altering, and reinterpreting history, the works both preserve and destroy our preconceived notions. Art is an accessible method for telling stories of the past. AN INVISIBLE CURRENT: ENGAGING WITH HISTORY uncovers the authentic dialogues between artists and their source materials.