“I am a frayed and nibbled survivor in a fallen world, and I am getting along. I am aging and eaten and have done my share of eating too. I am not washed and beautiful, in control of a shining world in which everything fits, but instead am wondering awed about on a splintered wreck […]
By Suzanne Révy Go big or go home! And fortunately for us, the Fitchburg Art Museum has opted to go big. Under the direction of Nick Capasso, who has been with the museum since late 2012, they have doubled the size of their impressive collection of photography over the past five years. They now hold...
Mother, mother There’s too many of you crying Brother, brother, brother There’s far too many of you dying You know we’ve got to find a way To bring some lovin’ here today, eh eh ~What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye By Suzanne Révy The pandemic, protests and global warming have barraged communities...
By Elin Spring and Suzanne Révy Could the world be more turbulent? Best not to answer. Between the pandemic, persistent racial injustices, protests, a divisive election season and what promises to be an even more polarizing Supreme Court appointment, our society seems to be spinning out of control....
Palimpsest (n): a parchment or other writing surface on which the original text has been effaced or partially erased, and then overwritten by another. “We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present....
By Elin Spring We’ve gone to the dogs. In fact, that happened so many eons ago that no one can properly recall when we humans surrendered our hearts to our canine companions. The Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, MA is featuring two endearing solo exhibits that highlight the often amusing...
By Elin Spring Memory is fickle and fleeting. From the entirety of our life’s events and the histories passed down to us, our recollections are colored by a medley of perceptions and feelings. What we remember – and how – instills our lives with meaning and directs our actions. That sense...
by Elin Spring Critical Mass is an annual photographic competition sponsored by Photolucida that puts submissions before an international panel of judges which, happily, includes me. It is a joy to discover so many impassioned artists with such promising work in one venue and I want to share some remarkable...
“Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable” George Bernard Shaw By Elin Spring and Suzanne Révy We are struggling to come back. Back from the trauma of isolation, amidst anxiety over disease, a polarizing election season, and the continuing horror of senseless...
“Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down Letting the days go by, water flowing underground Into the blue again, into the silent water Under the rocks and stones, there is water underground” ~ from “Once In A Lifetime” by Talking Heads Curated by Elin Spring and Suzanne Révy.
