Thursday, October 27, 2011

PAST: "FLUID: Rhythms, Transitions, & Connections" inspired by the passing of Brendan Ogg at the age of 20 from brain cancer, at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Center on U St, FRI, April 13th - SAT, June 9th, Free



FLUID: Rhythms, Transitions, & Connections at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
Free
On view Friday, April 13th - Saturday, June 9th

"We sometimes forget how truly complex human life is and that we are intimately connected to nature and each other. In this multifaceted exhibition Francie Hester, Lisa Hill, and Rebecca Kamen tackle the oft-unexplored complexities of human existence and visually ponder questions relating to loss, memory, and our connections to nature and one another."

"The tragic passing of Brendan Ogg at the age of 20 from brain cancer was one of those moments in life that brought a family and a community together in search of a way to connect. The result is a unique artistic collaboration, Words as Legacy – A Leaf of Knowledge, created by Hester, Hill, Mattson Ogg and a community of knitters who came together to grieve and remember Brendan Ogg through the words and poetry he left behind. Ogg was diagnosed with a brain tumor at the age of 19, and turned to poetry to record his experience. In his collection of poems, entitled Summer Becomes Absurd, his raw autobiographic words name what is most precious in the ordinary and show us how to live life whole. As community members began knitting, they were able to process their loss, and slowly transition from pain to legacy. Words as Legacy – A Leaf of Knowledge’s knitted panels wrap around each other, making
concentric rings as a comment on how one person’s life – and words – can connect us all."

Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U St, NW
Metro: U St and walk three long blocks or get closer by taking the S2 or S4 bus that runs along 16th St to U St

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