Cassettes

Opening Reception: June 4th, 6–9 p.m.

Occidental Gallery

http://www.occidentalgalleryseattle.com

An exhibition of photographic prints of reassembled cassette tapes. Hidden from view underneath the prints are flat magnets, carved into various shapes. The magnetic bond attracts iron filings to the print's surface, drawing images that reveal a language about sound, memory, and lost connections.

Image: "Boot–leg"
(magnetized and de-magnetized)

"Erlinger's work examines the spectacle of 'life forgotten': the slippery boundaries between the concrete logic of scientific inquiry and the seemingly unbiased truth of photography. The shadowy works act in a filmic manner, artificially resurrecting the fragmented dead, however impossible it may be. The fleeting attempt to revitalize what has been lost only highlights the inability to do so. Cultivating memory illuminates a serious responsibility – memories cannot only be kept, they must also be nurtured."