“A Sense of Place” exhibit showcases Ohio University students' journey and art from a trip to Hungary and Romania.
“A Sense Of Place: The Contemporary and the Vernacular – Artworks Made in Hungary and Romania” exhibit in the Trisolini Gallery brings Hungary and Romania to Athens without ever leaving the country.
The exhibit features ceramic art objects, videos and photographs from Ohio University students who participated in a month-long residency program at the International Ceramics Studio in Kecskemét, Hungary. As a part of the program, they also traveled to Romania to study art.
“The exhibit was suggested to us by a professor,” Seana Higgins, a third-year MFA candidate in ceramics and co-curator of the exhibit, said. “With the art we were doing and the interdisciplinary seminar we had, we didn’t have enough time to fulfill our requirements in Hungary.”
Pieces in the exhibit include ones the students made themselves while participating in the residency, along with photos of Romanian monasteries, Hungarian ceramics and cultural experiences they had on the trip.
“The countries are very colorful and have deep culture and tradition,” Steph Wadman, a third-year MFA candidate in sculpture and expanded practices and co-curator of the exhibit, said. “For example, the color blue is very important in Romania, and can be seen in a lot of their art.”
The exhibit is meant to convey the experiences the students had while on the trip, according to the press release.
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“It’s like watching flashbacks of a memory of an entire month of traveling,” Wadman said. “We traveled a whole month through Romania and Hungary making work. This exhibit is really a look back at what we thought was most important.”
Specific art in the exhibit includes photographs by Kate Hochbrueckner, a ceramic piece with vernacular by Katie Schwendeman and fine Hungarian porcelain pieces by Tina Vu.
“The exhibit has a piece of everyone who took part in the program, and I think that’s my favorite part. Everything is very well executed,” Higgins said.
The exhibit will be open in Trisolini Gallery, which is located on the fourth floor of Baker Center, from Oct. 20 until Nov. 16.
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