Demulcent Terrain
October 7 @ 10:00 am - November 2 @ 5:00 pm
Demulcent Terrain
Solo Exhibition by Lisa Truax
October 7th – November 2nd, 2024 At The Octagon Community Gallery
About this solo exhibition:
I am interested in the contrast between places such as parks and natural areas and modern ways of building and living. We have cultural ideas of beauty and the sense of the untouched associated with these places. Outdoor landscapes seem to be in their natural state, but are actually created, planned, built, and maintained as part of our culture. We think of nature as untouched and wild, and not something controlled or created by humans.
I question the idea of culturally valuable versus personally valuable natural space. The contrast between the natural and man-made, and the seen and the unseen are determining factors. The effect of these elements on our lives and psyche are important considerations.
Natural places can have positive effects on our well being, many of which we may not yet understand. The relationship we have both culturally and individually, the contrast between wildness and wilderness, and the effect this relationship has on daily living is the focus of my work.
Exhibition Dates:
October 7th, 2024 – Exhibition Opening Day
November 2nd, 2024 – Exhibition Closes
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