Public Reception for Decoding Polaris and Fossil Poetry Exhibitions
Presented in conjunction with FotoFocus
Michael Reese: Decoding Polaris
Cara Lee Wade: Fossil Poetry
October 26, 5-6 p.m. with Artist Talks at 5:3 p.m.
Rosewood Arts Center
In this FotoFocus Sponsored event both artists use alternative processes relating to history and the natural world, however – after that, their stories diverge visually in pleasant and powerful ways.
In Michael Reese’s, Decoding Polaris, he uses large scale cyanotypes to craft visual mapping relating to the North Star (Polaris) in juxtaposition with graphic line elements and the mapping of southern states. These celestial images connect historical references to the directional guides used by enslaved people seeking freedom in the north.
In her series Fossil Poetry, Cara Lee Wade uses the camera-less lumen process to create works that reference the symbiotic relationship between nature and humans. Wade’s images strike a balance of visual beauty and rhyme. Using traditional black and white photo paper, she transforms organic matter into shapes and colors that seem to explode off the page. Due to the fragile light-sensitive nature of the medium Wade scans and prints these images onto archival paper to ensure their vibrancy.
