Solo Exhibition:

THE COLOR OF WHERE WE ARE NOT


Carnation Contemporary

October 05 - 28, 2024

Opening Reception:
October 05, 6 - 8 pm


Gallery Hours:
Sat & Sun 12-5 pm

Special Hours:
Fri Oct. 18, 10-5 pm

by appointment:
info@carnationcontemporary.com

Carnation Contemporary
8731 N Interstate Ave.
Portland, OR 97217
(Please enter through Oregon Contemporary for this exhibition)


Included Works:
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A collection of immersive perceptual experiences: dark environments housing abstract animations, projection-mapping, found and made objects, video, and sound.

The Color of Where We Are Not
is an invitation to create distance from the everyday. In the dark, slow nuance of this work, the embodiedness of deep perceptual judgment presents itself as a strategy for healing and resistance. Taking its title from, The Blue of Distance, by Rebecca Solnit, this show seeks to connect us to the pleasure and comfort of letting go; loving more deeply those things that cannot be grasped. In the face of the extreme and pervasive dehumanization of colonialist capitalism that sustains the ongoing genocide in Gaza, this show is a modest and sincere effort to contend with the grief, rage and horror of it all, reaffirm humanity, and reclaim the inherent value of life.

Please check this page again soon for an expanded exhibition statement and a reading list of influential texts.


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Events:

SONAR SESSIONS


Sonar is a technology that uses emitted or reflected sound waves traveling through deep water to reveal the shape of  things  unseen. Sonar helps us map hidden realms and navigate safely. Please join artist Pamela Hadley and Carnation Contemporary for three  evening  sessions of perceiving, grounding, voicing, and listening; of co-regulation and care. 
Description:

Sonar Sessions will be small group events held at Carnation Contemporary and guided by the artist. Each Sonar Session will begin with a period of self-directed viewing of Hadley’s show, The Color of Where We Are Not, followed by time for open group sharing. Not to be confused with group discussion, Sonar Sessions are a place for people to give voice, if they are so moved, to anything that might be on their minds or hearts. For some, this exhibition may surface feelings such as grief, relief, clarity, surrender, etc. Instead of leaving the show to process this individually, Sonar Sessions offer the opportunity to sit together, listen, and hold space for one another. Chairs will be offered but co-participants are welcome to move around the gallery as they wish. The gallery will be dark, except for the light from the show’s projections. It will be a calm, quiet, and safe space.

Each session will be 90 minutes in length and include up to 8 co-participants. To keep things safe and intimate, attendance without an RSVP is not permitted. Thank you for understanding. Masks are strongly encouraged and will be provided. More detailed information will be emailed out to participants closer to the event.

Accessibility: Unfortunately, Carnation Contemporary will not be ADA accessible during the hours of Sonar Sessions (the only entrance available outside of regular gallery hours has a step). To discuss alternative accomodations, please feel free to reach out: pamela@pamelahadley.com 

Sonar Sessions offerings:

  1. October 13, 2024 ~ 6:00-7:30 pm            RSVP session 1

  2. October 19, 2024 ~ 6:00-7:30 pm             RSVP session 2

  3. October 25, 2024 ~ 7:00-8:30 pm            RSVP session 3


If sessions are full, the option to add your name to the waitlist can be found here.





© 2024 Pamela Hadley