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The Patience Of Ordinary Things
October 17 @ 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
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An event every week that begins at 10:30 am on Sunday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until 27 October 2024
Cheryl McCoy, Michaela James, Trudie Rockoff & Trudi Nisbet .
In this exhibition, each artist has taken on the challenge of delving into the theme of the ‘ordinary’ as inspired by the evocative poem at the heart of this collection. Through their unique perspectives and mediums, they have sought to uncover the hidden stories and imagery embedded within the lines of the poem. These works offer a glimpse into the quiet, often overlooked moments that resonate deeply with both personal and collective experiences.
In this exhibition, each artist has taken on the challenge of delving into the theme of the ‘ordinary’ as inspired by the evocative poem at the heart of this collection. Through their unique perspectives and mediums, they have sought to uncover the hidden stories and imagery embedded within the lines of the poem. These works offer a glimpse into the quiet, often overlooked moments that resonate deeply with both personal and collective experiences.
The Patience of Ordinary Things
It is a kind of love, is it not?
How the cup holds the tea,
How the chair stands sturdy and foursquare,
How the floor receives the bottoms of shoes
Or toes. How soles of feet know
Where they’re supposed to be.
I’ve been thinking about the patience
Of ordinary things, how clothes.
Wait respectfully in closets
And soap dries quietly in the dish,
And towels drink the wet
From the skin of the back.
And the lovely repetition of stairs.
And what is more generous
Poem by Pat Schneider
