Exhibitions

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Fragile Structures
Monika Meler
February 5 – March 7, 2015

Reception: February 5, 5-7pm

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The artist writes:
Fragile Structures examines fragility, the impermanence of memory, and nostalgia. As an immigrant from Poland to the United States, I am interested in the process of retaining memory, how memory changes over time, and how every time we remember something, it becomes less like the actual thing and more like the last memory we had of it.  The images that I use in my work are references to the objects, structures, and events that have made the greatest impression on me, including my father’s elaborate gardens, my mother’s rich textiles, and the architecture of Chicago. 

The exhibit will feature prints, collages, and paper-cuts.  The media and techniques I use allow me to connect materiality to concept.  Often made on semi-transparent, thin paper, my works delve into what fragility means through the use of materials and images that feel and look delicate. I am interested in how this appearance of fragility entices the viewer to examine closer and develop compassion for the work.

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"The Cathedral and The Circus," diffused relief print, 15" x 30".

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"Untangle," hand-cut paper, relief print, 35" x 50”.