Lois Schklar
Familiar Territory: Excerpts
June 26–July 25, 2009

Two-person show with Sylvia Matas

Lois Schklar’s installations map a personal geographic location charting directions taken or not taken and connecting the past to the present. Graphite traces this journey while text records the relationship to theobjects, a visual testimony to the power of memory. The drawings are ephemeral casting shadows both real and illusory as they shift on the walls. Each drawing installation builds on the ideas of the preceding installations.

“Recently I have been working with “excerpts” from larger installations. By isolating elements of the original installation, I emphasize the minimal use of materials. I am interested in finding the essence of a place through this reduction.”