Stuart Hawkins "Broken Welcome"
Zach Feuer Gallery
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In Stuart Hawkin's new photographic work, Finishing Touches, the artist imagines the life that might have been or be. Using simple low tech props (paper, brooms, or pillows), the roof top gardens and driveways with smooth sidewalks are 'completed.' Though fragments of human anatomy are seen in the pictures, the faces of the participants in the constructed assemblages are not, leaving the meaning of the work to include a multitude of financially stalled global projects.
Also on view is her new video Broken Welcome. Based on the true stories of Newtown home buyers, its actors use abandoned buildings as their primary stage. Breaking into song and dance, their costumes create a theme of 'commonality' in this comedic play - a story of gain, glory, loss, and recovery. Capturing either an ominous pause in development or the portend of something larger, Hawkins and her participants address such ideas with collaborative humor and wonder.
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Schedule
from January 14, 2011 to February 19, 2011
Opening Reception on 2011-01-14 from 18:00 to 20:00