The Hollow Exhibition |
The Hollow Exhibition is about pain. Pain in emptiness. Pain in self-loathing. Pain in depression and anxiety. Pain in hopelessness. Pain. The Hollow Exhibition is about freedom. Freedom from darkness. Freedom from inner negativity. Freedom from addiction. Freedom. Free. The Hollow Exhibition is about you and me. It is about our humanity. It is about our way of dealing with living life in light of our inability to accept ourselves completely and wholly, regardless of our imperfections and flaws. The artists involved were asked to create works that explore these issues in a way that is personal to them, exposing private and personal memories and emotions that have touched or still touch their lives. These depictions may be shown in a positive light or may reveal the reality of living under the oppression of these issues. The Hollow Exhibition aims to have the viewers come to understand the reality and the power of accepting one's self the way we are and moving forward into healing and freedom. The 2011 exhibition was held from September 30th - October 2nd, 2011 @ 2003 South Halsted Street in Chicago, IL For More information visit: www.thehollowproject.com |
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“Layers”
15.76”x22”
*Watercolor and ink on paper
$450
“To identify with all layers of a person takes a lifetime. To judge based on the clear and obvious layers of a person, can take seconds. But what if you took those seconds and turned them into minutes, or hours, or years? Will you peel back layers to a soul that changes you? Changes your outlook? Your life? When strangers look at me now, I can say the first things they will think are “Tall, Thin, Pretty”. Those three words have caused people to turn away from me, for obvious reasons. When strangers looked at me when I was a child, I can say the first things they thought were “Deaf, Blind, Strange”. I wasn’t liked very much back then either. When I look at myself, “Broken, Deformed, Awkward”. When doctors look at me “Severely Arthritic, Curiously Elongated, Hearing Impaired, Legally Blind”. When my family looks at me “Deep, Fragile, Intelligent”. When my boyfriend looks at me “Beautiful, Sweet, Genuine”. When my friends look at me “Loyal, Soulful, Strong”. I am realizing I am all these things, all of these opinions, the good and the bad. I can’t change who I am on the outside, and I can’t make the problems more obvious. It’s up to each individual whether or not they want to only see the obvious, or if they want to take the time to understand. I hope to do this myself, and maybe add on a few more layers.”
diana.terry@comcast.net
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