Sinclair Community College Art Galleries

How does one tell a story with no beginning, middle, or end? A survivor of sexual assault and abduction, Emily Wiethorn uses this body of work to speak her truth and feel the anger society says she must leave behind. Six years ago, Wiethorn was drugged, abducted, and sexually assaulted by a man who remains a stranger to her. That time exists mostly as a black hole in her mind; memory is challenging when it’s been taken. The memories that do remain from that night haunt her. The Death of You and Me is an examination of memory, suffering, and the effects of trauma. Wiethorn’s work exists outside the confines of reality in the nonlinear path of healing, recovery, and the suffocating feeling of PTSD. Her work questions how trauma and imprisonment change one’s understanding of oneself; how trauma changes those closest to the victim; and how one tells a story with no beginning, middle, or end.

With Emily Wiethorn (artist)

Cost: Free to the Public

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Ruminating on themes of control, manipulation, and unquestioned social constructs, Katria Foster explores physical and mental aspects of the female perspective in Domestic Affair. While some images highlight a very specific memory, the ambiguity and mystery present throughout the photographs encourage viewers to insert their own narrative into her works. Foster’s photographic subjects are selected through intuition, memory, and analysis of social norms. Within these spaces and moments her work feels intimate and private, yet familiar. The figure in each photograph is almost always alone, yet there often seems to be an outside influence present, creating tension. Foster combines the duality of emotions women feel within both domestic and public spheres: feelings of restlessness, anxiety, and loneliness coupled with those of comfort and safety. Her work persistently explores these contradistinctions women experience simultaneously.

Artists: Katria Foster

Cost: Free to the Public

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