Art Exhibit: Topomnesia by Shona MacDonald
Herter Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of recent drawings by UMass Amherst art professor Shona MacDonald.
The artist describes her work in the following way: "...Through this work, I am finding ways to decode the signs and myths inherent to maps, re-investing their ostensibly utilitarian function with personal narrative. I am interested in the tension between place that is longed for and place that is lived in. This tension is realized through imagery that I fragment then seam back together. Singular mapped lines representing borders or coastlines are repeated in multiple, transforming one notation of space into another. By rearranging and reorganizing certain features and structures, I attepmt to reclaim my relationship with significant places in my memory. Space then transforms into place, when according to Yi-Fu Tuan, 'it feels utterly familiar to us...'"
There will be a reception on Sunday, December 3 from 2-5pm.
Both exhibition and reception are free and open to all.
Regular Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 11am-4pm and Sun 1-4pm
Directions & Parking
Herter Art Gallery is located at the north end of Herter Hall west of the Fine Arts Center. Public parking is available at all times behind the Robsham Vistors Center and at meters along Haigis Mall. Nights and weekends parking is also available in Lot #71 west of the Whitmore Administration Building.