(In) Voluntary Memories by Alysia Kaplan (Project Space)
Visual Studies Workshop
31 Prince St.
Jun 5, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

While in residency at Visual Studies Workshop, Alysia Kaplan is working on a series entitled (In) Voluntary Memories. Using other people’s words in conjunction with her images she is exploring the dilemma of divided historical loyalties. The moment when a memory is no longer poignant or relevant, when an imagined or tangential remembrance seems more authentic than the one our mind experienced. The series questions whether or not we can rewrite these memories and thereby reassign moments free from the expectations they once held. Alysia Kaplan is an interdisciplinary artist based in Rochester, NY. She holds a BFA in Contemporary Illustrative Photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology and an MFA in Printmedia from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is an Assistant Professor of Art at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Free and open to the public. Visit vsw.org for more details.