Simone Fischer’s 5th solo exhibition just wait until next year presented by after/time gallery.
Opening reception: April 6th from 5-8PM
730 SW 10th Ave, suite 110
Portland, OR
just wait until next year reads as both mantra and title of conceptual artist and photographer Simone Fischer's solo exhibition, opening April 6th at after/time Collective & Gallery. The suite of works on display reflects Fischer’s arduously detailed practice of etching imagery onto large-scale steel plates as an exercise of reflection and clarity. The nuanced hues of blacks and grays reveal careful subtlety even in their neutrality while Fischer’s own hand in the craft expertly navigates the tenacity of the process. Fischer explores photography and the poetics of steel as an elemental relative connecting the relationship between blood, bodies, memory and iron. This exhibition exists as a reminder to remain resilient and see the opportunity for growth in moments of spiraling uncertainty. While the present may at times appear obscured, much like revealing the layers in a steel etching, there is light underneath the surface. She will be releasing a publication in tandem with the exhibition featuring poetry by Leah Dworkin, a writer living in New York, NY. Dworkin holds an MFA from Columbia University in Fiction. She’s been an Associate Editor at Conjunctions, and is a Contributing Editor at BOMB. Her stories have been published in Fence, Best American Experimental, BOMB, Hotel, The Literary Review and elsewhere.
This exhibition is inspired by femme mobility and supports women and families seeking safety and independence from domestic abuse. just wait until next year has partnered with the Raphael House of Portland and 50% of all proceeds from this exhibition will be donated to the organization.
This exhibition was generously supported by The Hallie Ford Foundation and Portland Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA). In conjunction, programming will include an artist panel talk hosted on April 8th, 12pm at between Simone Fischer & Quinn Wilson of Raphael House, moderated by curator Luiza Lukova.
Currently exhibition: My Private Property, curated by Luiza Lukova at Carnation Contemporary
Current exhibition: Pour the Water as I Leave // Vol. 1
Curated by: Sator Projects
220 SE Market St, Portland OR
