Ann Reichlin Artist Statement

To break, to tear, to cut. To slice, to push, to shift. My small works, large installations and drawings investigate the tensions and distinctions between these different states of being. Underlying my work is the idea that much of what we think of as permanent is in a constant state of flux. I have been exploring these ideas through large-scale works such as my twenty-year series of site-specific interventions on the site of an abandoned home on Sculpture Space grounds in Utica, NY and through more intimate reliefs and small sculptures that reference construction, demolition, and the unexpected beauty of what we throw away.

Melissa Zarem Artist Statement

Melissa Zarem is an abstract painter working in mixed media. Her practice layers expressive gesture, experimental mark-making, and built-up texture.  By inviting experimentation and then discovery, her work process produces a rich surface that parallels the natural world where growth is accrued through time, energy, and material. 

The dialogue in Zarem’s work is relevant to her understanding that the truth of seeing is never black and white.  The borders of truth are permeable. Opposing forces coexist, with both tension and balance. Her ongoing exploration aims toward a place — we might call it truth — a destination that’s in motion and in dialogue.