Virtual Artist Talk: Remnants

Saturday, November 12th 12-1PM CST

Meeting ID:  817 8399 5828 Zoom link Zoom in to hear artists Nancy Sayavong and Gabriella Willenz speak about their current exhibition, Remnants!

Memories, which often divert from facts, shape the way people understand and engage with the world. Memories connected to the physical structures of one’s home and childhood provide a strong anchor linking our personal stories to a coherent self.

Remnants brings together works by artists Nancy Sayavong and Gabriella Willenz. Both bodies of work engage with non-heroic and commonly found elements - the architectural structure as well as interior objects - that make a home. These are understood as mnemonic devices to a rich past. The interest in them lies not in their utility but for the stories they hold and to which they unfold. They have witnessed the formation of specific singular identities through the transference of cultural values, founding…