Back Through Black: Marcy Hermansader

November 22, 2009 - February 21, 2010

One does not become enlightened by drawing figures of light but by making the darkness visible. —Carl Jung

Marcy Hermansader’s images create a dark cosmos under close scrutiny. The artist has constructed a series of collages inspired by and about darkness, giving us much to ponder: darkness as protective but menacing, providing cover but full of dangers. These works also ask that we look at the shadows, passages, and hollows within ourselves.

Hermansader began Back Through Black in response to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Having grown up as part of the generation deeply affected by the Vietnam War, she explains that “for me the subject of war provides a seriousness, a dark urgency that keeps me focused. I am interested in expressing emotion and attempting to probe the inexplicable.”

Undertow

Back through years
Back through stars
Back through longing
Back through midnight

Back through war
Back through black
Back through seeing
Back through silence

– Marcy Hermansader, after Louise Bogan

This exhibit is sponsored by Bear Bookshop (Marlboro, Vermont), with additional support from the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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