On October 7th I got the opportunity to go around to see different artist’s pieces at the Saranac, the Richmond Art Collective and at Terrain. These places were all fairly different just the layout and atmosphere of the art. I had never been to many art shows before but with my Community Arts in Practice class at Whitworth University, I finally got to go with other people.
Richmond Art Collective is one of those “hole in the wall” kinds
of places. You walk through the coffee shop to the back and there are pieces of
art all around the room. This was a very different feel from Saranac where it
there was food and the artists were walking around. Which was all very different
from Terrain where there was loud music, hundreds of people, and art
everywhere, both on the walls and interactive.
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| Lost in Lilacs |
My favorite piece was at Richmond Art Collective. Lost in Lilacs is the name of the photograph.
It is a 20”x30” digital photograph done by Julia Derosier. It is of an
astronaut walking through a field of lilacs in his suit. This stood out to me
for a couple reasons, I have always loved the idea of space and being in space.
Also because lilacs are so beautiful and in my hometown we have a lilac
festival, so it related to my childhood too.
Julia and Don Derosier are photographers here in Spokane
Washington. They always want to tell stories through their photos. Space Hero
mission is the name of the project they are using this photo for. Julia said,
“The Space Hero mission was born out of the idea of wanderlust and trying to
find oneself in a vast world.” This is an abstract way to show someone trying
to find him or herself within the entire universe because they are in the space
suit, and wandering.
This piece is truly beautiful. It creates such an interesting relationship between the person in the spacesuit and the lilacs, a combination that one definitely does not see every day. Because the person is in a spacesuit, it really creates an extraterrestrial feel to a fairly normal Spokane landscape. I love the quote that you included at the end, and how this pieces is a sort of metaphor for every person just trying to find their way in the world. Such a cool way to show that concept.
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