WHAT REMAINS
AMY PLEASANT
OPENING: WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4, 5:30 - 7:30 P.M.
ON VIEW: NOV. 5 - NOV. 21
Amy Pleasant’s latest exhibition, WHAT REMAINS, builds on her first series, FAMILY ALBUM, which began as a homage to the women of her family found in inherited family albums. Her curiosity soon widened beyond her own family as she sought to better understand their generation's world - their compromises, secrets, and heartaches.
Amy began a quest for particular vintage photographs at local flea markets in her Northeast Ohio hometown, searching for unscripted moments: a look, a gesture, a stance that might offer a glimpse of what’s true. Her paintings are rooted in these found photographs, serving as a final attempt to animate a woman, a moment, or a hidden story - and to consider what remains.
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WHAT REMAINS
Memory
and the lingering aftermath
of a life lived;
the remnant
of the treasured family photo,
a story oft repeated,
an idealized memory.
As time passes,
the story is invariably
reframed and retold.
The person becomes the story,
that which is passed on
from generation to generation.
We hold onto
the visual artifacts
left behind,
We see ourselves
in the crook of a smile,
gesture of a hand,
compare our children's first photograph,
to those whom have come before.
We look carefully to see
what has been handed down
and what is ours to keep.