Danforth Gallery Jesse Potts’ Exhibition “theFLOOD”

UMA’s Danforth Gallery will host an exhibition of works by Jesse Potts from November 2 to December 9. Reception will be held at the gallery on Wednesday, November 16 at noon with a lecture at 1:00 p.m.
The gallery is located in Jewett Hall on the UMA campus, 46 University Drive, Augusta. Gallery hours are Monday – Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

ā€œThe Floodā€ Jesse Potts – is a collection of new works that explore the intersection of place, memory and time utilizing sculptures, photographs, and installation. These works emerged from Potts meditation on the purpose and meaning of ā€œhomeā€ and exploration of ways that meaning can shift based on one’s perception of whether ā€œhomeā€ is permanent or temporary. Filled with metaphors and a mash-up of symbols this exhibition suggests both stability and movement.

Āé¶¹APP current academic theme of climate change presents a significant opportunity to explore and discuss the causes and effects of climate change, but also how individual and collective efforts can make a difference. Potts installation seeks to answer how the memory of an experience is related to place and time and how those memories may be mutated, overwritten or erased by time.