An object held within the hand can provide the proof of a lived experience. A blurred
photograph, hint of color, or recognizable outline may recall a moment from the past. Scraps of
a life, objectively worthless, become precious artifacts, intentionally collected and preserved.
The exhibit Ephemeral/Ephemera explores the fluid connection between the materiality of our
lived experiences and the construction of memory.
The artists in Ephemeral/ Ephemera assembled their works using paper and encaustic or cold
wax. Each piece fits within the dimensions of a standard shipping envelope and will be
displayed in the gallery using simple magnets. These parameters suggest objects that may be
fragile and temporary. However, the artists have produced works that are weighted with the
universal emotions of pleasure, longing and grief. The properties of wax, historically used as a
preservative or balm, infuse the paper with strength while obscuring images with a hazy bloom.
Whether implied or implicit, the connection between all works in the exhibit is the emotional
resonance given to fleeting moments, images, and scenes by those who cherish them.
-Michele Randall, Juror
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