| Description: | | A reception will be held on Friday, September 26 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.
The gallery hours are Monday - Thursday 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM and the address is 3801 USF Holly Drive Tampa, Florida 33620.
The Carolyn M. Wilson Gallery is free and open to the public.
For reasonable accommodations, please contact Cassidy at
813-974-2360 or cassidysantos@usf.edu.
Were We Ever There is an exhibition that aims to delve deeper into the nature of mental health with the feeling of disconnection. It is meant to encourage the viewer's reflection on their experiences of
feeling like a ghost. Through immersive video installations, photography, ceramics, paintings, and multimedia pieces, the audience will feel connected but not alive, present but invisible.
Each piece represents the many views of this struggle-from the chilling emptiness of isolation to the
occasional lightning flash of clarity that pierces through the fog of depression. Dissociation is a thing that most of us have gone through, where we don't feel present every day or are unable to connect
to our bodies. Artists will be invited to share their stories, creating safe spaces for vulnerability and
understanding. This exhibit will be interactive, with each artist choosing one of the five senses:
touch, smell, sight, hearing, and taste to incorporate into their works. Senses have a way to bring us back to ourselves and live in the moment. We, as a collective, would like the audience to be
engulfed with the emotions we deal with as people who have experienced struggles with mental health.
Artists:
Jaiden Gant
Katie Richards
Paige Znamenacek
Ryan McConnell
Eden Jackson
Nick Nelson
Martica Noel
Abbey Miller
Noel Hickey
Irena Shpak
Anjulie Reyes
Cristina Szyszko
Benjamin Upcavage
Grace Varner
Diana Khalife
Alice Gonzalez
Becca Wahl
Sarah Joy
Jennifer Muller
Percy Lucas
Samira Rangel
Joshua Walters
Melanie Vaughn
Ava Casali
Fei Hughes
Ngoc Phan
Akos Fuszfas
Brianna Walker
Varvara Tulina
Nadine Canata Sosa |
