Opening Reception for Noise of Time (MFA Thesis Exhibit)
125 A Herter Hall Union of M, Amherst, MA 01003
Herter Art Gallery is pleased to present Noise of Time, a thesis exhibition by MFA candidate Ruthie Baker, in the Department of Art at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Noise of Time explores the intersection of memory, grief, and caregiving. Through a multi-media installation incorporating Polaroid emulsion transfers, photographic negatives, Pepper’s Ghost illusions, and hand-processed 16mm film, Baker address the materiality of memory and the impermanence of life. Noise of Time is deeply rooted in personal experience, emerging in the year after Baker's father’s passing.
The reception will take place in Herter Gallery on Tuesday, April 8th, from 4–6 PM, and the exhibition will be on view from April 7–12.
Artist Bio:
Ruthie Baker is a photographer and mixed-media artist whose work primarily engages analog and alternative photographic processes. Her practice focuses on memory, the tension between preservation and decay, and the emotional resonance of everyday objects, investigating the fragility of human experience and the way we navigate the passage of time.