Decay
April 4th – 25
Opening Reception April 4th, 3-5 pm
Guest curated by Izzy Dunn, UW Museology
Decay explores how we navigate and engage with the inevitable entropy of our world.
This exhibition shows us the joy of degeneration, the beauty of collapse, the peace that comes from crumbling into dust. The work, primarily from PNW artists, ranges from sculptural, to wall-mounted 3D, video and installation works. Included in this exhibition will be works created using natural and reclaimed materials, as well as pieces designed to create spaces for quiet reflection on the theme. Decay appears as part of the natural world and in our bodies in many forms, and so over the duration of the show, some works may change over time, exemplifying the theme. Many of the pieces prompt reflection on mortality, the fragility of the physical body and the sacred.
The exhibition represents the Master’s thesis of Izzy Dunn, in the UW Museology department . Dunn’s curatorial foci are mid-century and contemporary abstract art, and she is especially interested in new takes on thematic elements and materials. For this show, Dunn and the gallery offered an open call to lower barriers to access to exhibition by emerging artists.