There are three ways to measure a body of water: surface area, volume, or depth. Sounding is the term used to describe this last method. Unlike assessing a visible surface area, the sounding is an act of remote sensing. It allows you to gather information on something you can’t make physical contact with. The contents in a library are like a body of water. It holds a volume of material within a clearly defined space, while also possessing a kind of impalpable depth.
In Sounding, Packer uses text and sculptural interventions to explore the relationship between the library’s known and unknowable qualities. Through this artwork, the Hawn Gallery and Hamon Arts Library’s tangible architectural spaces become a framework to plumb the immeasurable depths of knowledge that the building contains.
Allyson Packer: Sounding opens Friday, February 7, with a reception with the artist from 5 - 7 pm.
The Hawn Gallery hours are:
Monday - Thursday: 9 AM - 9 PM
Friday: 9 AM - 6 PM
Saturday: 12 PM - 5 PM
Sunday: 2 PM - 9 PM
For more information contact: [email protected] or 214.768.3813
Price
- FREE!
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