Upcoming Exhibitions

July 2 - 27, 2025

Opening Reception: Friday, July 4, 6-8 pm

Jennifer Day

Scaffold:
Construction Sites in Miniature

The scaffold asks why. Is something going up, coming down or just being fixed? Omnipresent in our landscape, scaffolding is more than something to walk under, or to be shrouded by tarps, but the scaffold is a symbol of our time and of all times. It suggests progress to be sure, the structure necessary for us to build upward and to be safe while doing so. But consider its temporal nature and the world it leaves behind once it comes down. New projects call again for help, repair or renewal and the endless cycle begins again. This exhibition of miniature sculptures addresses the absurdity of finish in a world that wants and needs to believe in its possibility.

This is a fun venture, however, with a catch.  Here are miniature construction sites which evince process itself.  The artist has gathered found objects such as an empty shell of a dollhouse, a broken and dusty ship model and a plaster death mask and has simulated their reconstruction with found materials some of which were recovered from her own house and yard. The artist is adamant that all modifications be made from scratch. For example, the tiny furniture included in the house, and even the wallpaper are all made by the artist herself.

A viewer is easily seduced by busy scenes of industriousness, the interior of a house in the midst of renovation, all perfectly crafted to look “real”. The catch is that crafting itself is unfinished. And that‘s the point. The stage is set for the play within the play, for constructing the construction. Scaffolding is the main character that tries ever so hard to get the job done but ultimately gets only so far. Still, the suspension of disbelief, the unfinish, is quizzical if not joyful.