Ari's Upcoming Shows: Memento Mori | Memento Vivere @MAGC

Memento Mori | Memento Vivere

March 9 - April 21, 2024
In The Studio at Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross, CA (map)

A joint exhibition by the Bay Area Photographers Collective and Samurai Foto Yokohama, Japan
Curated by Trisha Lagaso Goldberg

I created a floor-based installation of “concrete photos” for this group show as a continuation of my series 6 Feet Apart. I led the first exchange BAPC did with Samurai Foto in 2018 in Yokohama (my first show in Japan!) and we’ve been trying ever since to find a way to host the group here in the Bay Area. After many COVID-related delays, we are so excited to have this show at the beautiful art center in Ross.

“Meet the Artist” series: Come ask the artists questions in this informal gallery setting.

Size Matters
A group show of small images associated with the wonderful "Medium festival of photography" in San Diego.

April 2 – April 27
Closing reception: Saturday, April 27, 6–8pm
Atheneaum Art Center, 1955 Julian Ave, San Diego, CA 92113

I will have one image from my series 6 Feet Apart. This is a new exploration taking these images of sidewalk COVID marks and transforming them into unique objects. I call these Artifacts: they are prints of my images that were placed on the sidewalk outdoors for a month or two during my exhibition in March 2023. The images became faded, scratched, stained, and torn. Now they are framed: protecting and commemorating the time they represent. They were captured from the sidewalk, put back on the sidewalk and then removed again — making a full circle. They stand as a metaphor for the pandemic and how it has changed us.