February 25 - March 9
Reception: Saturday, March 1, 2pm
This exhibition explores what remains of a person once their physical form is no longer present. This concept takes shape in many different contexts; from the grief and memory that is associated with losing a person, to the nostalgia of thinking of one’s childhood self, to the traces that we leave behind in nature. It is easy to misjudge the fallibility of our memory, how easily moments that have passed can slip away from us. Memory is encoded, distorted, and lost unconsciously on a regular basis. Art possesses a unique capability to preserve memories in a way that encapsulates the feelings and emotions of a moment in a way that many other mediums cannot. "Where did you go?" makes use of this function of art. It holds a heavy feeling of nostalgia and grief, juxtaposed with bright, childish figures and colours. It provokes reflection on one’s own childhood and experiences with grief.
Artist Bio
My art practice is often reflective, taking stock of old photos and memories as a way to preserve and portray a moment. My relationship to art making has always been somewhat uncertain - it’s never been my intention to be an artist. When I started creating art, I primarily used it as a tool for documenting and recording everyday life. My art practice has developed into a reflective tool that encapsulates what it was like to grow up on the east coast, from forests, to ocean, to fields. The landscape I grew up surrounded by shaped the person that I am today, and many of these experiences have been echoed by others. As a psychology major, I also take a great interest in the functions and pitfalls of memory, and I like to use art as a tool of preserving a memory in the way that it felt, not simply how it looked. My art serves as both a personal archive and a means of capturing the emotional essence of memory.
Image: Lil Corson, Dandelion Pie, oil on canvas, 2025
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