The Past Has Made Us Apprehensive Of The Present, Jason Irla, 2010.
Great thinkers from physicists to theologians have continually struggled to explain time. This eternally ephemeral dimension has an undeniable presence, albeit an entirely subjective one. Nicolas Bourriaud, famous art writer and curator, said, "History is the new continent, as that we are living in an era which is Google earthed... the last continent to be discovered is time." Using time-based works as their platform, artists Caleb Larsen, Dick Whyte, Evan Livingston, Heather Donahue, Jason Irla, Julie Rooney, and Oscar Santillan explore this medium and examine history. Seen together, these works express a contemporary understanding of time, rejecting an objective and linear narrative in favor of considering the present as being entwined with the past and in constant negotiation with the future.
Opens at Low Road Gallery in Greencastle, IN. May 6th. 7-9pm
