THE PASTORAL LANDSCAPE IS ON FIRE | EGOR | EILISH GORMLEY

The Pastoral Landscape is on Fire

EGOR | Eilish Gormley

August 10 –October 5, 2021 | Annex & Artist in Residency

Reception August, 27 from 5-9 

In the current system, founded in colonization and exploitation, leaders permit the destruction of our planet, our communities, and our health, with a significant bias towards Black and Indigenous communities. 

The Pastoral Landscape is seen in the Rococo period (late 17th, early 18th century), the era preceding the French Revolution. It represents plentiful bounty and domination of man over nature. The fire marks the downfall of the Pastoral Landscape, collapsing at the expense of our system’s exploitative and indulgent nature. The fire, one of many omens from 2020, is a reminder of what we’ve experienced and its likeliness to envelop us again.  

Creating this work was my personal way to process the wringer that has been our recent history. Social isolation and derailing of the status quo served as a catalyst for mass introspection. A process anywhere from internal, intimate reflection, to an arching global scale. I hope that we as a whole have emerged from this period with reduced social insecurities, open hearts, and a fierce anger towards the system as we know it.

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2024 APPLICATION ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

The Salem Art Association is offering several categories as part of the 2024 Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program in the Annex at the Bush Barn Art Center. This residency offers a dedicated studio space for artist(s) to experiment and create new work.

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About: Artist-in-Residence (AIR)

The Salem Art Association’s Community Arts Education program hosts an Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program in the Annex. This program aims to serve artists by providing a flexible space for artistic development and experimentation.

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FACILITY

AIR studio space is located in the Annex at the Bush Barn Art Center. Completely renovated in 2016, the studio is geared primarily toward printmaking but can accommodate artists working in a variety of media. Separated from the studio by two, large sliding doors (which can be left open to encourage public interaction while working), is a large gallery which is made available for the AIR to display their process and/or finished work, or host workshops, lectures, etc.

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QUESTIONS?

Please feel free to contact Kathleen Dinges Rice, Artists Resources and Outreach Director, at anytime with questions. She can be reached at 503-581-2228 x312 or Kathleen@SalemArt.org.

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