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Catherine Forster
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"Relish the Drift - H2O" installation
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"Relish The Drift", a solo exhibition at the Merwin Gallery IL Wesleyan Univ. includes an ambitious compilation of 13 videos, and over 30 paintings and inkjet prints. "Relish the Drift" captures the marriage of light and movement and water’s uncanny ability to convey allegory; in the process Forster has discovered a unique companion to video.
The exhibition unites an evolving body of work: "Golden Oldies" Forster deploys the movement of water to create visual scores for Billboard hits from the 60s-80s. Filmed underwater, "Drift" is a poem about isolation, loss and acceptance. The illusion of light, texture and movement in "Now for the Painter" is an ode to R.J.W. Turner’s last seascapes. "Swallow" explores the sheer power of water, while "H2O" celebrates the union of water and light.
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H2O # 5 detail, acrylic on canvas
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H2O is a celebration of water as magical substance, its color, texture, viscosity and marriage with light. H2O was first conceived as a video. Once the video was complete I had a desire to create something physical, work inhabiting a presence beyond light. The painting series evolved as I wrestled with paint - a substance that is primarily water. The paintings are installed ceiling to floor, a virtual waterfall of painted perceptions.
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H2O 3-channel video
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"Now for the Painter - Autumn Afternoon Drift"
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"Swallow" single channel video
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In "Golden Oldies", light and movement are used to create a visual counterpart to music. The project includes multiple videos, 4 are on view in this exhibition: "Tiny Bubbles" (Don Ho, 1966), “Under the Boardwalk" (Drifters, 1964), "Spinning Wheel" (Blood Sweat and Tears, 1969), and "Sailing" (Christopher Cross, 1980).
The digital seascapes of "Now for the Painter" are a tribute to Turner’s last seascapes. The project title is from R.J.W. Turner’s piece Now for the Painter, (Rope) Passengers Going on Board (Pas-de-Calais), 1827. In Turner’s last Seascapes I discovered a companion to video; work that emanated light and movement. I was enthralled by Turner’s paintings and his interest in technology; I couldn’t help but contemplate his likely interest in digital media if he was practicing today. My admiration for Turner’s paintings, passion for kayaking, and the beauty of a near by lake, were the inspiration for the video seascapes. A few simple guidelines drove the project: limited manipulated of the original footage; no sound; “ships” made from crumpled pages torn from Art Forum; light and color captured over multiple seasons and different times of the day.
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Curatorial Projects
Director of LiveBox Gallery and independent curator. LiveBox is a non-for-profit gallery focused on video and new media arts. LiveBox is a roving gallery, deploying Chicago's neighborhoods as exhibition sites and screening opportunities.
For more information: www.liveboxgallery.com
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"Drift", single channel video
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"Drift" is a poem about solitude, isolation, loss and acceptance. I began the piece after a close relative was diagnosed with vascular dementia. Underwater filming seemed apropos, as we both seemed to be drowning, him with the disease and me as I struggled to accept his slow disappearance.
"Swallow" looks at the sheer power of water, its natural destructive abilities and man’s use of water to overpower others.
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