Opening Reception

Saturday, November 2, 5-8 pm

Open Hours

Sat-Sun 12-5 pm
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EXHIBITION STATEMENT

Carnation Contemporary presents In-Carnation, an interstate cross-pollination with Seattle’s artist-run gallery, SOIL. The exhibition conjures variations on memories from the mythological near-romance between the two cities. Portland was said to have fallen in love with Seattle, the goddess of Tokul of the Duwamish who then failed to return this love, eclipsed by her technocratic hyper-capitalist mindset. In retaliation, Portland sent for Seattle’s eyes to be plucked out and thrown to the ground. From this site of roiled SOIL, 24 carnation flowers grew to tell their own contemporary stories of love, loss, family, strength, tenacity and fragility.

ARTISTS

Iole Alessandrini, Nola Avienne, Sophia Lorraine Anderson, Tania Colette B., Colleen Louise Barry, Sofya Belinskaya, Colleen RJC Bratton, Erin Elyse Burns, Lee Davignon, Cameron Day O’Connell, Parisa Ghaderi, James Hartunian, Ben Hirschkoff, Jia Jia, Philippe Hyojung Kim, Margie Livingston, the monarq, Quinton Merada, quinn mcnichol, forrest perrine, Warren Pope, Tim Roda, Tara Tamaribuchi, Ellen Ziegler