The Show Must Go On

To my (and many peoples) dismay, the Transmission Fest was canceled yesterday. Politics, money and bureaucracy triumphed over art, music and culture and everybody lost…well, almost everybody.

Upon learning of the cancellation it was natural to think that my show would be affected as the whole reason for the show in the first place was to compliment the festival. I forged my way to Kufstein anyway, art in trunk, and hoped for the best. I arrived to  Herr Ainberger and the whole team of Transmission ready to help install the show. Humbling, fun and amazing are the three words that come to mind first.

I make art and photos all the time. I even share them all the time but making and sharing do not feel quite the same as seeing a lovely gallery space devoted to your work and your perspective. It’s still sinking in. Deciding where to hang each piece, discussing why it goes there, adjusting the height and the light…watching something I made come to life and emerge as a 3D experience was so cool. From 4 white walls to a Parallel Universe…

The show opens tomorrow morning and will remain on display through the end of July. After seeing the finished product, Herr Ainberger asked if “i would mind” leaving the work on display for another 3-4 weeks. I certainly wouldn’t mind that at all!

I will re-visit the work tomorrow night with some proseco, some friends and a very full heart. For those of you too far away to join us in Kufstein, click the photo below of us assembling the show and catch a glimpse of Parallel Universe.