The WatchersMay 20, 2025Something to hold on to: A curatorial text by Ana HarbecMay 22, 2025 Show all Artist In Residence Solo Art Exhibitions 2025 The histories of queerness have been largely invisible and hidden, sometimes by design. To create future relics from my own queer experience is to make that history tangible - to provide concrete (ceramic) evidence of a queer world that once existed and will always exist. “FANCY PRONK (The Queer Transcendence of Rotting Fruit)” uses the visual vein of 16th century Flemish and Dutch still life paintings to subvert classical symbolism reflecting queer identity, material culture, and class.FANCY PRONK (The Queer Transcendence of Rotting Fruit) ``frogsong`` is about being from somewhere and yet not having been from there in nearly a decade. Where are you from when your roots are shallow? When the moss that was supposed to guide you through forests isn’t as reliable a navigator as you had hoped? It’s about life-amid-decay and folklore and strange traditions. frogsong is about seeing beauty in an artificial grassland when all you wished for was a forest.frogsong - Melanie Barnett There is a realm within our forests that only a select few can see. A society of creatures that play an invisible, yet vital role in our world and in all others. This role is little understood, but for those able to see, there are subtle clues to its nature. This is the world of the Watchers.The Watchers - Stefanie Smith Share Related postsFREE Mahoney Concert During District Days Market @MedaltaRead moreAnnouncing 2027 Thematic Residency & Leading ArtistRead moreDISTRICT DAYS Market @MedaltaRead moreArchaeology Field School @ MedaltaRead more
