ELIZA FERNAND
CLAD
Opening Reception Friday January 15th, 6pm - 8pm
"Memories are triggered by familiar sights, noises, and smells. Upon recognizing a material from your past, a history of associations plays in your head. By converting old clothing and bedding into a fabric collage, I can play with an arrangement of memories. Each viewer will experience the collage differently with their personal recollections, while some images and patterns can evoke collective reminiscing. This series was made in a house that I have stayed at every summer of my life, it belonged to my grandmother who died almost one year ago. The collages are made from a combination of her clothing that was left in the house and my old clothing from high school that I uncovered at my father's house." ---Eliza FernandEliza Fernand is a sculptor, animator, performer, and costumer. Her work brings simple and familiar materials together to reach a fantastical outcome. Fernand is inspired by the human body and its functions; craft supplies; eating; the effects of gravity; and changes in weather, seasons, and climates. Born in Arkansas, Fernand grew up in Massachusetts, Colorado, Michigan, Oregon, New York City, and California. She has also lived and worked at residencies in Layton, New Jersey; Normandy, France; and Oakland, California. She received the Visual Arts Award in Sculpture upon graduating from Interlochen Arts Academy in 2001, and the Sculpture Departmental Award at her graduation from Pacific Northwest College of Art in 2006. Fernand feels at home in Brooklyn and the Bay Area, and other places in between.
Read ArtSlant's interview of Fernand here and The Paper Crane's mention of Fernand's new Portland show here.
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