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Fern Apfel

Artist Statement

My paintings are about tracking the days of our lives. What we did when, who we saw, wrote to, thought about. Now, more than ever during this critical time of Covid-19 – this enormous pause in our lives, we count and consider each day.

The envelopes and letters in my paintings are old and worn. Some have been repeatedly folded, others stashed out of sight for years. Some offer nostalgic reminders of things that no longer exist; others are from bygone friends.

These images represent relationships that were maintained across distances and referential dialogues extending through many years. In old letters we find loved ones, parents, old friends, and our old selves.

As an inquiry into the complexities of our relationships and sense of place, the interplay between what is written and what is left bare challenges us to think about what we keep and what we cast off. Here, surprisingly, abstraction and narration go together.

In our digital age when emails are quickly read and deleted, these paper keepsakes survive. By suggesting the symbiotic relationship between our past and our present, these paintings present life not as then versus now, but as an inescapable circle of time and memory and a lasting reminder of our human connection.

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The Laffer Gallery

Address
96 Broad Street
Schuylerville, NY 12871

Hours
Thursday through Sunday, 12pm – 5pm
Also available by appointment

Phone
(518) 695-3181

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