“Elefante” - Volume 2 / Poetry / Art Installation / Pottery / Projections
Location: Pop Up Museum & NJCU Art Gallery
Focus: Ethics of Animals Kept in Captivity & Poaching of Elephants in the Wild
by: Melida Rodas
VIDEO Below
FROM the desk of ELLEN GARVEY :
"Years ago, her artwork and writing were separate. In her work since then, she has learned to bring together her explorations in the visual arts and her writing. In her show, "Elefante," she discovered unique ways to combine ceramics and writing. She told stories with clay, with writing and photographs, with the textures of elephant skin, and words that explored her memories. It was a testament not only to Melida's own artistry, but to her imaginative engagement with the challenge of telling stories in the varied media she has mastered...”
Ellen Gruber Garvey, Ph.D.
Author, "Writing with Scissors: American Scrapbooks
from the Civil War to the Harlem Renaissance"
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