“Demarcations” is the latest exhibition of The Workscapes collection by Sharone Putter, which portrays construction scenes and mundane events that rarely make the headlines yet are always in our peripheral vision. “I distill the nondescript narratives to bring them into prominence.”
Demarcations depicts workscapes as a departure point, exploring the symbolic markers humans use to physically differentiate an area from surrounding areas. The demarcations are a metaphor for the invisible boundaries we set in our own lives.
"It is the still-unfinished, under-construction aspect of workscapes, the potential that lies in that which is yet-to-be-revealed, that triggers my creativity and sets me on to those narratives I portray.”
The pieces, many of which depict construction sites, are intentionally left partially finished, ensuring that the sites continue to embody an element of potentiality, which in turn activates the viewer’s imagination.
‘Demarcations' is made possible in part thanks to a Professional Development Grant awarded by the Friends of the Priscilla R. Tyson Cultural Arts Center.
