#27 — Collectively Alone
COMPOSED BY BRYAN LIN & PREMIERED BY VIOLINIST SAM WEISER, INSPIRED BY SHERRY KARVER’S “SHIFTING RHYTHMS”
“Pushing traditional boundaries of oil painting, photography, and text, I have combined them to create a unique hybrid that confronts today's individual and societal issues so rampant in our impersonal metropolitan areas: alienation, loneliness, loss of identity, the passage of time, memory, self-image, and how others view us. I write imaginary biographies on some of the figures as a way to make them stand out from the crowd and give them a voice, since we each have a unique story to tell. These are one-of-a-kind works on wood panels. I have been working on this series for several years, photographing in public places such as Grand Central Station in NY where these images were taken. The concept of crowds is so different today from just a short time ago when I took these photos.”
EXTENDED CONVERSATION
Join us for an extended conversation with Sam Weiser, Bryan Lin and Sherry Karver regarding their virtual collaboration for the "Stay-at-Home Symposium." Moderated by Musaics of the Bay Artistic Director Audrey Vardanega, Sam, Bryan and Sherry discuss their artistic backgrounds and their collaborative process.
