GEYSERVILLE PROJECT SPONSORSHIP
Original PHOENIX Project Sponsors & Collaborators
September 8-11, 2010.
REFERENCES
Marion Woodman & her book
"Leaving my Father's House"
that Inspired the exhibition
IMAGESThe deep-water grotto images above are of 'The Waiting', the 4th & final room of the 'Leaving my Father's House' multimedia exhibition in GEYSERVILLE September 2010
* link to parts 1, 2 & 3 of LMFH
'Leaving My Father's House', Icehouse Alternative-Arts Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
Tactile story panels and sculptural retelling of a riveting Grimm's fairytale; an etherial video of magical inner awakenings; and a surreal multi-media installation on the toxic plastic in the trashed Pacific Gyre - these are all stops on the path to the 'The Waiting', the sanctum or grotto of the exhibition.
The last part of the journey entails crossing a narrow
threshold into another room and stepping onto a small platform at the
edge of an expanse of reflective black water. A creaky boardwalk to the center of the grotto provides the best vantage point of both the haunting casts of children covering the walls ( our children ) and of their reflections.
The Children
Amazing youngsters between the ages of 4 and 12 volunteer to have their bodies cast for the last two environmental sections of the exhibition (and 55 actually stayed still long enough for the plaster to harden). With
their involvement each child is voting with their entire being,
trusting we see value in their 'investment' and in their future.
New Venues
We are actively looking for spaces in which to exhibit this installation and could use your help. Please contact us if you have a building in your community that would be suitable - and landlords willing.
ARTICLES
Anna Schuessler North Bay Bohemian 2010
'Leaving my father’s house- not to be missed'
by Kathleen Vanesian PHX new times 2010
'We Searched for Ourselves in Each Other-
the art of Katherine Zsolt'
by Gloria Hickey 2009