Ignition Space, Fall River, MA
August 2–25, 2024
Titicut Constellations & two photographs
Titicut Constellations; acrylic on canvas; 90x46 inches
Taunton Improvisations I; acrylic on yupo; 20x26 inches
Titicut Upwelling & Titicut Lines & Vortexes
Left to Right: Diana Arvanites, Alma Cummings, Chris Page, Scott Bishop
STATEMENT:
When asked to participate in the Take Me to the River exhibit, I embarked on an exploration of the Taunton River. I traveled to every bridge taking photographs facing upstream and downstream from its headwaters at the confluence of the Town and Matfield Rivers in Bridgewater to its expansion in Fall River as it flows into Mt Hope Bay. I witnessed the flow of the river and its wildness as it travels through woods and forests and photographed the patterns of turbulence in the fast flowing water, especially after a heavy rain. I was struck by the hidden geometry of currents and the way bubbles flow downstream forming mini constellations on the water’s surface.
My photographs and memories of the river were the primary source material for the drawings and paintings in this exhibition. I often worked with very wet paint allowing it to drip, flow and pool mirroring the flow of water in the river.