In Our Gallery: October Exhibit
Posted 10/01/2011 / Labels: Visual Arts
“Water: An Elixir”
by William Karrow
On display October 5 - 30
An opening reception will be held Friday, October 7 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Gallery hours:
Mon. - Thurs. 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Fri. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sat. 9 a.m. - Noon
The gallery is also open
before all theater performances
and during intermission.
Admission to the gallery is free.
Mon. - Thurs. 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Fri. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sat. 9 a.m. - Noon
The gallery is also open
before all theater performances
and during intermission.
Admission to the gallery is free.
Water.
Unique among substances; It’s transformative powers are legendary.
Without it we cease to be alive.
It is at the core of our ritual lives today just as it has been throughout all of human existence.
An intriguing subject for a photographer. All the more so since as photographers our concern has always been with the light. However, in this collection of images, light is given a subordinate role, and it is water that is brought to the fore. At times, it takes the light, manipulates it, changes it and then returns it to us in fascinating ways giving us insight into its nature. Then again, it can be almost invisible nearly escaping perception. Each depiction is cause for the viewer to consider all aspects of this sometimes elusive and changeable subject. One is taken on a journey; a journey which explores the various ways in which water impacts our visual world. It is also an investigation into the nature of water itself as well as our own nature. What is it about this substance that can appear solid as earth or nebulous as air that so much captures our attention? Maybe it is the seemingly endless possibilities that water presents compositionally to create meaning in an image. Or maybe, it is because of our experience of this mutable element that we are then able to expand our own potential and transcend our own self-imposed limitations. An elixir.
--William Karrow
Without it we cease to be alive.
It is at the core of our ritual lives today just as it has been throughout all of human existence.
An intriguing subject for a photographer. All the more so since as photographers our concern has always been with the light. However, in this collection of images, light is given a subordinate role, and it is water that is brought to the fore. At times, it takes the light, manipulates it, changes it and then returns it to us in fascinating ways giving us insight into its nature. Then again, it can be almost invisible nearly escaping perception. Each depiction is cause for the viewer to consider all aspects of this sometimes elusive and changeable subject. One is taken on a journey; a journey which explores the various ways in which water impacts our visual world. It is also an investigation into the nature of water itself as well as our own nature. What is it about this substance that can appear solid as earth or nebulous as air that so much captures our attention? Maybe it is the seemingly endless possibilities that water presents compositionally to create meaning in an image. Or maybe, it is because of our experience of this mutable element that we are then able to expand our own potential and transcend our own self-imposed limitations. An elixir.
--William Karrow
